Cultural model
A culture model is an approach to the description of culturally anchored thought patterns and examines the handling of social phenomena and problems that are generally widespread and recognized in the collective of a culture , for example the relationship between the individual and society. The best-known studies on cultural models were carried out by the Dutch cultural scientist Geert Hofstede (on intercultural cooperation ) and the American anthropologist Edward T. Hall (on cultural dimensions ).
These cultural models find practical application in intercultural communication or intercultural competence . The basics of the cultural models combine findings from various scientific fields, especially ethnology (ethnology), sociology , cultural studies and psychology .
See also
- Interculturality (interaction between cultural spaces)
- Intercultural education (pedagogical approaches)
- Intercultural management (everyday work in multinational companies)
- Inculturation (introducing cultural elements into another culture)
- Transculturation (influence of one culture on others)
- Kulturology (anthropological theory by Leslie White)
literature
- Geert Hofstede : Thinking locally, acting globally. 6th, completely revised and updated edition. Beck 2017 ISBN 9783406711046 ( excerpt in the Google Book Search).
- Brendan McSweeney: Hofstede's Model of National Cultural Differences and Their Consequences: A Triumph of Faith - A Failure of Analysis. Human Relations, Volume 55, Issue 1, 2002, pp. 89–119.
- Aladin El-Mafaalani: Global trade the local way - culture-specific trust in online trade with end customers. Marburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8288-9722-9 (compares international empirical studies based on the von Hofstede model; highlights advantages and problems of the model and discusses them).
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Edward T. Hall : The Hidden Dimension. Garden City, New York 1966, ISBN 978-0-385-08476-5 .
German: The language of space. Düsseldorf 1976, ISBN 978-3-590-14228-2 . - Edward T. Hall: Beyond Culture. Garden City, New York 1976, ISBN 978-0-385-12474-4 .
- Edward T. Hall, Mildred R Hall: Understanding Cultural Differences. Yarmouth, Maine 1990, ISBN 978-1-877864-07-0 .
Web links
- Geert Hofstede : Geert Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions. In: ClearlyCultural.com. Own website, 2009, accessed on July 13, 2018 (English, results of Hofstede's research, professor emeritus for organizational anthropology).