scholarly journals Research on Tibetan Folk’s Contemporary Tibetan Cultural Adaptive Differences and Its Influencing Factors—Taking ShigatseCity, Tibet, China as an Example

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1956
Author(s):  
Yang Yongchun ◽  
Sun Yan ◽  
Wang Weiwei
Keyword(s):  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Modern Culture ◽  
Adaptive Style ◽  
Different Parts

Using qualitative research methods and mathematical statistical analysis, taking Shigatse city in Tibet as a case study area, and based on the affective, behavioral, and cognitive (ABC) model and cultural distance theory, we explore the Tibetan people’s cultural adaptive types, differences, and its influencing factors. The results show that there are seven Tibetans’ cultural adaptive kinds: Integration, assimilation, isolation, marginalization, tending to Tibetan modern culture, adaptation to Tibetan traditional culture, and unclassified cultural adaptive style. The Tibetans’ cultural adaptive tendency mainly integrates between modern and traditional parts in the contemporary Tibetan local cultures. Meanwhile, the Tibetan folk still has a large proportion of modifying to traditional culture. Moreover, the Tibetans’ cultural adjusted differences in the affective and cognitive dimensions are smaller than the acculturate features in the behavioral side. However, the cultural adjusted distinctions in the affective and cognitive aspects compared to that in the behavioral field are more complex. Moreover, there are direct and mediating effects that impact the Tibetan folks’ cultural adaptability. Studying Tibetan people’s cultural adaptation may be conducive to understanding the evolution of Tibetan locality’s meaning and the mutual game between the two different parts in local culture as well as comprehending the Tibetan folks’ real cultural appeal. The conclusions have important practical significance of the harmony, stability, unity, progress, and information in China ethnic areas’ economy, society, and culture.

scholarly journals The Dynamics of Communication on the Identity Crisis of Malangan Mask Art in the Cultural Adaptation of Malang People

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 364
Author(s):  
Radita Gora Tayibnapis ◽  
Tarsani Tarsani ◽  
Risqi Inayah Dwijayanti
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Identity Crisis ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Cultural Symbols ◽  
Modern Culture ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
True Meaning

The bias of Malangan mask art is starting to fade. This mask art originating from Malang has lost its authenticity so that it is difficult to distinguish it from the same mask art from other regions. The social changes of the people of Kedungmonggo, as the center of the Malangan mask art, have an impact on the neglect of the authenticity of the local traditional culture. This condition ultimately invalidates the interpretation of the symbols of Malangan mask art and even threatens the sustainability of the Malangan mask art itself. This study aims to rediscover the true meaning of the characteristics of Malangan masks using semiotic and ethnographic approaches to trace the social life of the people of Kedungmonggo and to adapt Malangan mask art as a symbol of Malang traditional culture. The results show that the identity crisis of Malangan mask art occurs because of the lack of cultural literature, especially historical literature. Many stories are hidden from their true meaning as a form of story camouflage so that people believe in myths more than in histories. The life of the Kedungmonggo community is based on cultural symbols that have experienced a cultural crisis due to the flow of modern culture.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Case Study on Influencing Factors of Parents’ Child Abuse of North Korean Refugees in South Korea

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Wonjung Ryu ◽  
Hyerin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Acculturative Stress ◽  
North Korean Refugees ◽  
Korean Parents ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Maternal Parenting Stress ◽  
Past Experiences

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influencing factors of parental child abuse by North Korean refugees who are living in South Korea. In-depth interviews were conducted with five parents who escaped from North Korea. The study identified three categories of factors impacting child abuse: the weakening of family functions from past experiences before and after defection, the stress of adapting to the culture of an unfamiliar society, and low parenting self-efficacy. North Korean parents suffered from emotional and functional crises from past traumatic events and, at the same time, experienced additional acculturative stress as a “minority” after entering South Korea, even as they continued to deal with Maternal Parenting Stress. These complex factors have been shown to lead to child abuse in migrant societies. This study contemplated the context of child abuse through specific examples. The results could provide thoughtful insights into child abuse among migrants and refugee parents, and provide evidence-based intervention plans for its prevention.

Bringing Them in: The Experiences of Imported and Overseas-Qualified Teachers

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Sharplin
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Adaptation ◽  
Multiple Site ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Teacher Shortages ◽  
Behaviour Management ◽  
Qualified Teachers ◽  
School Based ◽  
Western Australian

This qualitative multiple-site case study explores the experiences of imported and overseas-qualified teachers appointed to fill ‘difficult-to-staff’ Western Australian rural schools. In a climate of global teacher shortages, investigation of the strategies adopted to solve this problem requires empirical examination. The study of six imported and overseas-qualified teachers found that they experienced difficulties with the employment application process, were not adequately inducted into the system and experienced difficulties with cultural adaptation related to pedagogy, behaviour management and language. These teachers still remained in schools for lengths of time comparable to their Australian-born counterparts. Transitions into schools could be assisted with improved appointment processes, induction and school-based support. A research agenda for further investigation of this field is recommended.

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