scholarly journals “Disabled” Education Reform and Education Reform’s “Disability” A Case Study of an NGO’s Deaf Education Program in China

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoxing He
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Deaf Education ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Social Force ◽  
The Social

AbstractThis article focuses on a prominent NGO in mainland China, the Amity Foundation, and its programs for deaf education reform in recent years. Through analyzing primary sources, such as round table minutes, it presents a vivid process in special education reform and the engagement and influence of this NGO, as a critical social force, in education and its reform. The idea that the Amity Foundation advocates and propagates – that is, deafness as a distinct cultural or cross-cultural existence that education reform should fully acknowledge – is embodied in the “bilingual bicultural” education program for the deaf in many provinces of mainland China. Many of this program’s materials can help us to deeply understand the social and sociological meanings of education reform.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 on Socio-Religious Integration in Developing Countries: A Case Study of India and Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-73
Author(s):  
Nusrat Bano ◽  
Ghulam Mustafa ◽  
Anwar Ali
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Cooperative Behavior ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Equality Rights ◽  
The Social ◽  
Set Up

Purpose: Integrity is pre-requisite for the prosperity and development of the society. Stable integration is the sign of justice, equality, rights and duties which provides tolerated society and religious inclusion. But, developing countries still have many challenges to stabilize their socio-religious integration due to non-cooperative behavior among different segments of the society, lack of politico-religious tolerance and less socio-economic development. The other factors responsible are poor educational and health system, weak social institution, marginalized segments of society, absences of culture of welfare state. Likewise, in India, communal conflicts remain present in every time as well as Pakistan faces sectarian tension and in both countries, religious norms and attitudes are used for political purposes. Similarly, both countries have the challenges of inequality and injustices within their communities. Design/Methodology/Approach: The qualitative techniques have been applied in this research. Date has been collected from Secondary and Primary Sources. Findings: Economic development is necessary for the development of the social prosperity without it socio-religious integration is a dream. Implications/Originality/Value: The epidemic COVID-19 has challenged the socio-religiosity of the developing countries which affected the socio-economic and religious set up of these countries ruthlessly.

scholarly journals Cross-cultural collaboration for inclusive global value chain: a case study of rattan industry

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aluisius Hery Pratono
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Social Mechanism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Innovation And Technology

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how the cross-cultural collaboration between developed market and emerging economies promotes an inclusive global value chain (GVC) through innovation and technology transfer. Drawing on global rattan industry, this paper identifies the three typologies and social mechanism of cross-cultural collaboration in GVC. Design/methodology/approach This study uses a qualitative method with a case study of rattan industry. The case study analysis covers the linkages between upstream industries in emerging economies and downstream industries in developed countries. Findings The result shows that innovation and technology transfer play an essential role in the cross-cultural collaboration through presenting the creative value-adding process beyond the simple trade of rattan. This study identifies the social mechanism of cross-cultural collaboration in three GVC typologies of rattan industry. Research limitations/implications The study was undertaken between 2015 and 2017. The observed value chain in rattan industry context demonstrates the selected business network from Indonesia to the European countries. Practical implications There were some activities that worked well for decades, such as creative innovation and technology transfer from multinational corporations to small businesses. The initiative to promote brand seemed to work less well for the local designers in developing countries from being part of the GVC. The creative innovation and technology transfer from multinational corporations to rattan farmers continued to struggle. Originality/value This study draws a distinction between the typologies of GVC, where cross-cultural collaboration has developed slowly and those where it comes about quickly. This extends the discussion about creative value between players in developed and developing countries, including the social mechanism of cross-cultural collaboration in GVC.

scholarly journals Introduction

2018 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 1051-1057
Author(s):  
Michal Biran
Keyword(s):  
Social History ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
The Social ◽  
Scientific Exchange ◽  
Hebrew University ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mongol Empire ◽  
High Level

Abstract The Mongol empire (1206–1368) caused massive transformations in the composition and functioning of elites across Eurasia. While the Mongols themselves obviously became the new Eurasian elite, their small number as compared to the huge territory over which they ruled and their initial inexperience in administrating sedentary realms meant that many of their subjects also became part of the new multi-ethnic imperial elite. Mongol preferences, and the high level of mobility—both spatial and social—that accompanied Mongol conquests and rule, dramatically changed the characteristics of elites in both China and the Muslim world: While noble birth could be instrumental in improving one’s status, early surrender to Chinggis Khan; membership in the Mongol imperial guards (keshig); and especially, qualifications—such as excellence in warfare, administration, writing in Mongolian script or astronomy to name but a few—became the main ways to enter elite circles. The present volume translates and analyzes biographies of ten members of this new elite—from princes through generals, administrators, and vassal kings, to scientists and artists; including Mongols, Koreans, Chinese and Muslims—studied by researchers working at the project “Mobility, Empire and Cross Cultural Contacts in Mongol Eurasia” at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The annotated biographies assembled here not only add new primary sources—translated from Chinese, Persian and Arabic—to the study of the Mongol Empire. They also provide important insights into the social history of the period, illuminating issues such as acculturation (of both the Mongols and their subjects), Islamization, family relations, ethnicity, imperial administration, and scientific exchange.

scholarly journals Unexpected Disadvantages of a Simultaneous Quadrilingual Upbringing, a Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Jerome Dumetz ◽  
Jerome Dumetz ◽  
Jerome Dumetz ◽  
Jerome Dumetz
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Cognitive Difficulties ◽  
The Social ◽  
Positive Perspective

At the crossroad between linguistics and cross-cultural communication, multilingualism is frequently presented through its most positive perspective. However, if the long-term benefits outrun the disadvantages, frustration is often the dominant feeling among the speakers during their early years. Based upon meticulous observations and careful collection of examples in a multilingual family, this article is a case study of the difficulties encountered by polyglots growing up with four simultaneous languages: Russian, French, Czech, and English. Using the research framework usually developed for the study of bilingualism, the article reviews not only the psychological and cognitive difficulties encountered by tetraglots, but also the social and linguistic drawbacks they are confronted with. It also examines common multilingual strategies such as code-switching, words creation and language mixing. It concludes that the linguistic development of tetraglots does not differ much from bilingual ones, except for the elongated period before acquiring production speech. Quadrilingual children tend to speak later than not only monolingual children, but also bilingual ones.

scholarly journals Socio Cultural Reactions Before the Nationalitation of Dutch Railroad in Indonesia 1945-1958

2020 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 07049
Author(s):  
Waskito Widi Wardojo ◽  
Singgih Tri Sulistiyono ◽  
Endang Susilowati ◽  
Yety Rochwulaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Trade Unions ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Political Elite ◽  
Primary Sources ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Political Criticism ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

The issue of the nationalization of Dutch companies (railroad), which strengthened in the early 1950s, had caused some concern among Dutch companies. The issue was rolled by leftists who were disappointed with some of the results of the Round Table Conference (RTC) in December 1949. There was a phenomenon of xenophobia among natives of something that smelled of foreign (Western) so that the government policies that emerged were rooted in this matter, starting from the Benteng program and the nationalization of the company foreign. This paper aims to parse the anti-foreign phenomenon before nationalization by emphasizing the socio-cultural aspects. If the political process is carried out by the state political elite, then the social process is carried out by other elements of society such as trade unions in the form of boycotts, strikes and demonstrations. While cultural action is carried out by elements of society such as artists and humanists who carry out a variety of artistic actions such as murals, propaganda graffiti, advertisements in the mass media or images that burn the spirit of warriors on the walls in the city area. Particularly among railways, various socio-cultural activities were carried out by the Djawatan Kereta Api (DKA) in the 1950s. This research uses historical research methods based on primary sources traced from archival institutions and libraries. Research results show that the phenomenon of xenophobia that occurred in the decade of the 50s is part of the national socio-political criticism expressed through various forms of social culture.

The Problems of Religious Modernity

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 506-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Levent Tezcan
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
September 11 ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Field ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Specific Culture ◽  
Said Nursi

AbstractThis paper discusses the problems of the Islamization of modernity that are mostly ignored in the social sciences on the topic of Islam. The case study deals with a transnationalized Turkish-Islamic group of the followers of the populist theologian Said Nursi in Germany. The author presents an outline of the community character and interprets also the reactions of the community in the cross-cultural field in the aftermath of September 11, with regard to this specific culture of the group. In conclusion, he draws attention to the question of how the Islamic reformists imagine the host societies in Europe and of which symbolic repertoire has been used to connect on the current integration discourse.

scholarly journals CULTURAL IDENTITY AND PATRIOTISM IN EXPATRIATE ACADEMIC RETENTION AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES MALAYSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (17) ◽  
pp. 144-158
Author(s):  
Irma Wani Othman
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Narrative Approach ◽  
The Social ◽  
Idiosyncratic Response ◽  
Academic Retention ◽  
Depth Interviews

Cultural identity is the embodiment of the application of values, beliefs, and behaviours that bind the individual's stand in shaping the thinking and practice of each individual within the culture. In the context of this study, the challenges of globalization in relation to the ability of organizations to manage cultural diversity have had a significant impact on cross-cultural adaptability in expatriate retention. The focus was on aspects of cultural identity and the spirit of patriotism among international staff that reflected the differences in a dualism between the home country and the host country. By adopting a narrative approach, this paper successfully disseminates views on the cultural identity and spirit of patriotism among academics in Malaysian public universities. The use of case study design has identified the social interaction of a social group that involves either individuals, groups, institutions or local communities through the construction of beliefs based on cross-cultural adjustment measures. This study applied a qualitative approach to in-depth interviews of 30 academics from four selected public universities in Malaysia. The results show that the idiosyncratic response to the cultural environment determines the success of cultural adaptation and career retention.

Taming rock music in communist states: Politicisation of Western popular culture in East Europe and mainland China

2021 ◽  
pp. 2336825X2110304
Author(s):  
Rudolf Fürst
Keyword(s):  
Rock Music ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Eastern Bloc ◽  
Comparative Case Study ◽  
East Europe ◽  
Music And Politics ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Spaces ◽  
Economic Tools

A comparison of the former Eastern Bloc and China’s ways of dealing with the social implications of rock music as an alien cultural import from the West reveals significant analogies. The paper traces the process of politicisation of rock music and compares the two different cultural spaces by mapping each space’s state ideology, aesthetic traditions and identities, and discriminative political and economic tools used to marginalise rock. Here the term politicisation refers mainly to the polarisation between the communist regimes’ restrictive policies, and the attempts of the rock scenes to sustain their discriminating characteristics and relationship to protest. While in European communist states rock played a relevant subversive role, conversely, in China any ‘rocking’ of the state has largely been averted. The Chinese rock scene as an off-mainstream urban subculture has received less popular support than its counterpart in Europe and has also proved less politically significant. This comparative case study discusses the relationship between popular music and politics by tracing analogies and differences between the former Czechoslovakia, where the ideologisation and politicisation of rock reached the highest point in the Eastern Bloc, and contemporary China.

scholarly journals Resident Evaluation and Expectation of Social Services in Guangzhou

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ka Ho Mok ◽  
Genghua Huang
Keyword(s):  
Social Welfare ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Resident Evaluation ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Unit System ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

China's welfare system is a typical “residual welfare regime”, which did not manifest too many flaws in the planned economy era. However, economic reform and market-oriented transformations in recent decades have shaken the original well-balanced “residual” and “needs” pattern. The decline of the “work unit system” has led to two consequences: First, it radically transformed the social and economic structures, which gave rise to increased and diversified needs of social welfare. Second, the government is being pressed to shoulder more responsibility for social welfare provisions. This article adopts a case study approach to examine changing social welfare needs and expectations in Guangzhou, a relatively developed city in southern China. With particular focus on the major strategies adopted by the Guangzhou government in addressing people's welfare needs, this article critically examines how far the new measures have met the changing welfare expectations of citizens in mainland China.

Shedding light on the darker side of language

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betty Beeler ◽  
Philippe Lecomte
Keyword(s):  
Group Behavior ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Dark Side ◽  
Multicultural Teams ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Cultural Management ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cross Cultural Management

The purpose of this article is to shed light on the “darker” side of language in cross-cultural communication and explore ways that it can be addressed, using a dialogical approach. Bakhtin’s dialogical perspective conceptualizes sensemaking as the co-construction of meaning through interconnected utterances (“addressivity” and “responsivity”), multivoicedness (“polyphony”), and multiple speaking styles (“heteroglossia”). We use these concepts to analyze the social processes underlying linguistic hegemony and language-based in-group behavior in a case study of the performance of six multicultural teams at an American subsidiary in France. We found that although dialogical practices proved to be effective in deterring the emergence of the dark side of language, the lack of a dialogical mindset prevailed in four of the six teams. These findings point to the need for cross-cultural management policies which reward addressivity, polyphony, and heteroglossia while penalizing team members who use their superior language skills to dominate others.

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