The influence of culture holistic versus analytic perception

the main concept of international regimes when we refer to them. Therefore, we should make it clear that the judgment of relationship between international regimes and relevant theories start from the definition of the concept. 1. Difficulty in Defining International RegimesIt is a bit difficult to define regime exactly, but many social scientists have already admitted the fact that regimes became a global phenomenon in the 20th century. Of course, there were some kinds of international rules before the advent of modern state. However, complex sets of rules and institutions influence and ev

Cultural DimensionsIV. APPENDIX Information Sources (References)References for Economical factorsReferences for Political & Legal factorsReferences for Cultural factorsEconomical factors in Finland1. IntroductionFinland has a highly industrialized, mixed economy with a per capita output equal to that of other western economies such as France, Germany, Sweden or the United Kingdom. The largest sector of the economy is services at 65.7 percent, followed by manufacturing and refining at 31.4 percent. Primary production is 2.9 percent. With respect to foreign trade, the key economic secto

ofresearch, the current study aimed to identify compelling boundary conditions formetaphor effectiveness. Among diverse possible moderating conditions, we paidattention to the regulatory focus of ad messages in generating the metaphoric admessages as an important determinant of persuasion. Over the years, two differentmotivational goals of consumption conceptualized by the regulatory focus theory(e.g. either to achieve a desired outcome or to avoid an undesired outcome) havebeen clearly identified as key factors influencing consumers’ information processingand behavioral intention (

韓國敎育The Journal of Korean Education1998. Vol. 25. No. 2 pp.75-117Toward Constructivist Teacher Education forElementary Schools in the Twenty-first Century: A Framework for Decision-Making1) This paper was supported by the NOTDIRECTED RESEARCH FUND, Korean Research Foundation, 1996. (본 연구는 1996학년도 한국학술진흥재단의 외국석학과의 공동연구과제 연구비에 의하여 연구되었음.)William H. Schubert** Professor, Illinois State UniversityHwang, Yun-han**** Professor, Kwangju National University of EducationⅠ. OverviewⅡ. PerspectiveⅢ.

the fundamental structure of all human languages. (Chomsky, Universal Grammar)Like culture, language is infinitely variable and that there are no proven universalfeatures. (Anthropological Linguistics)Sapir-Whorf HypothesisEdward Sapir and Benjamin Lee WhorfSapir-Whorf HypothesisThe well known Sapir-Whorf hypothesis is a result of anthropological linguistics investigations. LANGUAGE PERCEPTION of the worldCULTUREStrong version: language determines thought and that linguistic categories limit and determine cognitive categories.Weak version: Language influences thought and certa