...There are usually noticeable differences when seeing parenting of a child by watching another family with a different ethnicity. However, a clear difference between which factors the parents think are the most crucial for a child’s upbringing shows when comparing between two completely dissimilar cultures, in depth within the family walls. The big question is which way of upbringing a child is the most correct way, both ethically and progressively. In this article ‘’Why Chinese Mothers are Superior’’ by Amy Chua, she points out the major differences between the Western and Chinese world of parenting. In the article, Amy Chua mentions the focus that has been set on Chinese mothers about their inhumane ways of upbringing a child. ‘’There are all these new books out there portraying Asian mothers as scheming, callous, overdriven people indifferent to their kids' true interests’’. She uses the opportunity in this article to get the western people’s attention by her very provocative title choice, which is smart because it allows her to set things in perspective for the western readers, now that she has their attention. Amy kind of starts a debate by comparing these two different parenting cultures, she tries to explain it from her viewpoint, reducing the bad view on Chinese parenting method and a chance of achieving solidarity. Amy states that there are three major differences between Chinese and Western parental mind-sets. Chinese parents are not anxious about their children’s self-esteem...
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...Cross-Cultural Management: Reflection Part. 1 of 2: Traditional Aboriginal Culture and Traditional Chinese Culture This reflective report will attempt to compare and contrast between Traditional Australian Aboriginal Culture and Traditional Chinese Culture. Ferraro & Briody (2013) defines culture as the shared perceptions among group of two or more people, their beliefs, values and behavioural patterns, which ultimately shape their way of life. I will analyse the two cultures around Hodstede’s cultural dimensions, Collectivism. Collectivism determines the degree of close-knit characteristic of the group (Hofstede n.d.). The insight this framework provides could be use as a guide in managing organisations’ and nationals’ cultural difference. The traditional Chinese live off small area of land, mainly used for cultivation of rice. In order to maximise yield, seeding and harvesting period are heavily depends on friends and relatives to help get the job done (Gladwell 2008). This interdependent behaviour is found not only at the family level but also at community level. Chinese society follows the teaching of Confucius, which promotes interdependence and social harmony (Chuang & Su 2009). To avoid potential social conflicts and encourages cohesiveness, Chinese are more likely to compromise their own needs and coordinate their behaviour with the situation (Nisbatt & Masuda 2003). It is common for Chinese to live with their married son. Family structure becomes more complex...
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...人和集体，均已在文中以明确方式标明。本人承担本声明的相应责任。 学位论文作者签名： 日期 指 导 教 师 签 名： 日期 目 录 摘 要 1 Abstract 2 前 言 1 一、“缘起论”基础上的中国佛教生态哲学观 1 二、中国佛教下不同派别的的生态哲学观 4 三、中国佛教生态哲学的新发展 7 四、中国佛教生态哲学对当代生态伦理的理论贡献 8 结 语 9 注 释 10 参考文献 10 致 谢 11 摘 要 对于宗教文化中的生态哲学思想的研究正在我国哲学界逐渐深入，在研究西方生态伦理学观点的同时，把目光投入到中国传统文化中去寻求突破点是十分迫切的。生态问题已成为人类面临的重大难题，而中国佛教由对生命的持续关注以及佛教生态伦理中的“缘起论”基础、根本原则以及价值观，对于日益严重的生态危机，具有新的启示和重要的研究作用。 关键词：生态观；佛教；缘起论；众生平等；可持续发展 Abstract For the study of the religious culture of ecological philosophy is our philosophy the community gradually in depth，at the same times， studying in Western ecological ethics point of view， it is urgent to look into the traditional Chinese culture in order to seek a breakthrough point.Ecological problems has become a major problem facing mankind.Chinese Buddhism， the cause of continuing concern for life， and Buddhist ecological ethics based on the fundamental principles，origin theory and values， faced with an increasingly serious ecological crisis， which has a new revelation and significant research functions. Key words: Ecological concept; Buddhism; Origin theory; all beings are equal; sustainable development “缘起论”为基础的中国佛教生态观 前 言...
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...At this moment, I am working in Allphones in Perth. My boss, Mrs Zhang, is a Chinese woman who has another shop in Adelaide and she always stays there. Therefore, her brother, Mr. Zhang, is taking responsible for the shop in Perth. About two weeks ago, I went to the shop and tried to find a position there. Mr. Zhang made an appointment with me and asked me lots of questions, such as my English level, the experience of being a salesperson, and my previous job and so on. I could clearly felt that he was satisfied with me. At that night, he gave me a call and told me that he has talked to Mrs. Zhang about recruiting me and she agreed that. Still in that call, he also told me that the salary for me is 10 dollars per hour and I could start training immediately. Even I felt it is quite low, I agreed to work there, because I thought that it is better to gain some money than nothing and that would be the salary during the period of training. As the first job I got in Perth, I really felt passion about it. It seems that it is really a hard job. Since our shop locates in the heart of Perth, there are lots of people coming to our shop every day. During the first week, I worked four days from 10am to 5.30pm, which made me very tired, but I still felt happy since I could get money from this job. One day, one of my colleagues asked Mr. Zhang to pay the salary, so did I. Mr. Zhang looked at me for five seconds and told me that there is no salary during the training and I could get 10...
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...should enter the room followed by myself. We will both be wearing neutral colored conservative dresses with flat shoes. The Chinese businessman will introduce himself whom my boss will respond to with “Hello, we are pleased to meet you” and begin to formally introduce herself as Manager Johnson and myself as Mrs. Fowler. I will not attempt to introduce myself as it would be considered rude. We will wait for him to initiate a handshake at which time my boss will first shake his hand gently and then myself. How do you exchange business cards? Following the introduction it is expected exchange of business cards. It is important to have business cards that are printed on sides; one in English, the other in Chinese. These should include: Company Name, Personal name, title, fax and email. They should be clean, neat and printed in gold lettering. The exchange will occur one at a time standing up and holding the card on the corners with both hands with the Chinese side up. You will hand your card carefully showing him respect, you will show the same respect when accepting his card. Once I receive the card I will need to study it prior putting it on the table, showing interest by reading the details; if I had collected more than one business card, I would line them up in vertically in order of seniority going down on the table (NBC Universal, Inc, 2008). The culture coach informs me that they should never go into a pocket, get written on and that showing up without business cards could...
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...CULTURAL SELF-PORTRAIT AND REFLECTION By Manuel Chong Filipino-Chinese. That is what I am. The term “Filipino-Chinese” simply refers to a Chinese descent born and bred in the Philippines. Being a third generation Chinese in the Philippines, I did not grow up in a culture that is purely Chinese nor is it purely Filipino. The older generation of Filipino-Chinese is trying their best to pass on to the younger ones the traditional Chinese teachings which they acquired and learned from their ancestors. They wanted to preserve every detail of Chinese tradition for the younger ones. However, this appears to be a difficult task as time passes as my generation and the coming generations are more liberal and open to Filipino, Western and other cultures. This is the reason why the older generation frowns upon and show less favorable inclination to the younger generation’s present lifestyle. It is very undesirable for them that our generation of Filipino-Chinese yield towards integration. I, on the other hand, am more integrated into the mainstream of Philippine society. I’m able to better articulate the local language, attitudes and conformities. Although my parents put me in a Chinese school, as most parents do, in order for me to learn the Chinese Mandarin language, however, the mindset at that time was that the language is of no use in my country of birth. Who would have known that, after 20 years, the Chinese language became important, in an economic sense. As a result of...
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...An analysis of the Case We Googled You In partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Written Analysis and Communication (WAC) course April 1, 2014 Memo of Transmittal 1-Apr-2014 Prof. Madhushri Shrivastava IIM Indore India Sub: Submission of WAC report o the ase We Googled You Dear Madam, As per your instructions, I have prepared a detailed analysis report on the situation faced by Fred Westen. I suggest that Fred should not hire Mimi for the company s China operations. Instead, he should hire Mimi for another position in USA. The following pages present a detailed analysis of the situation and available options and their evaluation, recommendation and action steps to be followed. Executive Summary Fred Westen was contacted by his old roommate John Brewster to consider his daughter Mimi for Fred s company s decision to expand into China. When Fred forwarded Mimi s profile to Virginia, she did a normal Google search on her. The search revealed Mimi s involvement in protests that included China s treatment against a dissident journalist. Based on these findings, Fred is in a dilemma whether to hire Mimi for China operations. He has to take into account various factors like the success of expansion plans, both company s and his personal reputation. Considering various evaluation criteria and options, I suggest Fred should not hire Mimi for the expansion plan in China. But given her credentials, he should hire her for a position in USA. Table of Contents ...
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...only in the business, but in artistic level won the world audience recognition. He grew up in a traditional Chinese family and study in the United States. The differences between eastern and western culture took a sharp collision in his heart, and it revealed without hiding in his movie and finally become his own unique aesthetic features. This article try to read Lee’s creative thought and artistic style through analysis and research of Lee’s special culture background master’s creative ideas, and learn more about the human temperament of the director which is full glory of human nature. First, this article will introduce about Ang Lee’s growing environment and studying experiences, in order to analysis the formation of his Chinese and Western characteristics. Secondly, through multiple films, the article would analysis of the impact of the East-West cultural collision and merger. Furthermore, a comprehensive interpretation of Ang’s unique film elements and the traits would be expounded. Abstract Ang Lee, Taiwan filmmaker, however, doesn’t have the same characteristics with other Taiwan film makers. He is like a movie ranger, with no specific cultural identity, however, simultaneously, it could be find a certain kind of familiar cultural identity on him, especially in his films. His film always combines the collision of Chinese and Western cultures, but always gives a calm and objective impression, as the story of the movie. His upbringing experience and...
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...An analysis of the Case “We Googled You” Submitted to: Prof Madhusri Shrivastava Submitted by: Abhishek Rungta Roll No: 2013PGPUAE002 In partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Written Analysis and Communication (WAC) course April 1, 2014 Memo of Transmittal 1-Apr-2014 Prof. Madhushri Shrivastava IIM Indore India Sub: Submission of WAC report on the case ‘We Googled You’ Dear Madam, As per your instructions, I have prepared a detailed analysis report on the situation faced by Fred Westen. I suggest that Fred should not hire Mimi for the company’s China operations. Instead, he should hire Mimi for another position in USA. The following pages present a detailed analysis of the situation and available options and their evaluation, recommendation and action steps to be followed. Yours sincerely, Abhishek Rungta PGPUAE: 2013-15 IIM Indore (Dubai Campus) U.A.E. Executive Summary Fred Westen was contacted by his old roommate John Brewster to consider his daughter Mimi for Fred’s company’s decision to expand into China. When Fred forwarded Mimi’s profile to Virginia, she did a normal Google search on her. The search revealed Mimi’s involvement in protests that included China’s treatment against a dissident journalist. Based on these findings, Fred is in a dilemma whether to hire Mimi for China operations. He has to take into account various factors like the success of expansion plans, both company’s and his personal reputation. Considering various evaluation...
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...the Chinese will establish the relationship first and foremost and, if a trusting personal relationship is cultivated, business transactions may follow. This is in part because of the concept of gwanxi – perhaps best thought of as a network of relationships whereby you favor your friends and they favor you. This can work both ways and the Chinese will be careful not to become obligated to business partners until they have carefully researched the personalities involved. You will be well advised to spend time building your own network of contacts, but you should be aware of all the favors you have received and be prepared to respond in kind. One consequence of the need to establish a personal relationship is that Chinese will ask personal questions that would seem impertinent and/or irrelevant to most westerners. It is best to politely respond with the answers (your age, income or whatever) rather than take offence or try to inject humor into the situation. Another consequence is the Chinese attitude to contracts. It can be seen to demonstrate a lack of personal trust if a written contract is produced too early in a transaction. A negotiated contract may mean little more to a Chinese negotiator than a checklist of points or a sign of a developing relationship and it is common for clauses that appeared to be agreed to be re-opened. “Face” The concept of “face” is important. It is essentially a mark of status and dignity and it is important to respect the Chinese desire...
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...Luo Zhaouhui, the Chinese Ambassador to Canada, interesting explains on The Globe and Mail (2015) that, “Developing China-Canada relations is like sailing against currents. You either advance or recede.” Diplomatic ties between China and Canada have been established for 45 years and counting. Strategic partnerships between the two countries have held strong for over 10 years (Zhaouhui, 2015). The strong ties between the two countries are reflected through current statistics. As of 2014, about 100,000 Chinese students attend educational institutions in Canada. Chinese is considered the third most spoken language in Canada with over 1.3 million Chinese-Canadian residents (“Bilateral Relations”, 2015). 2. The standard practices and business etiquette in China Labelling and stereotyping can be very detrimental in cross-cultural situations; special care must be taken to ensure the team avoids that habit. The strongest armour against generalizations would be to educate our VCC negotiating team about standard Chinese practices in business and the negotiation process. The Chinese business culture places significant value on building relationships and getting to know the team individually. Personal connections would lead to friendships and friendships would lead to open trust and harmony – values emphasized in Chinese businesses. As a team, we need to recognize that in order to be successful in negotiating we must first build an honorary friendship with the Chinese (Yin, 2008). In China...
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...all over the globe are either persistently composing eager predictions or partaking in discussions about what China will do in the future. According to the Central Intelligence Agency, data shows that, following its entry into the World trade Organization, China offers a huge potential market for investment and sales with its main industry generated from iron, steel, coal, textiles, and petroleum. As for us, we are a part of Higher Global; we make investments that include branching out into other countries to do business…… this means China is a part of our future; and we must attempt to explore its nation and business etiquette further. While considering, we will keep in mind the question: How should we carry out measures to explore its culture, forms of communication, and cultural business norms to make this expansion prosper? The problem is that we need YOU. It is a big deal if we do not...
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...September 2012 Making Friends in China As with any culture to be successful in China socially, one needs to understand the manners and etiquettes that the culture follows. Many cultures have changed greatly over the centuries, but China’s remains very similar to its roots around the family and authoritarian. Unlike western cultures, much of the Chinese etiquette continues to be very rigid. Understanding and putting into practice the manners and etiquettes of Chinese culture will help a person to create new friendships, rather than enemies, and be accepted by more people within the country. These manners and etiquettes cover behavior in public, dining, conducting business, and even gift giving. In public Chinese people are very formal in their behaviors. Public displays of affection such as kissing, hugging, making eye contact, or hand holding are strongly discouraged; however, hand holding amongst friends of the same sex commonly occurs. Personal space is given very little concern within China, especially during national celebrations when most people go out, and the streets become very crowded from the largest cities to the smallest rural villages. People meeting will often shake hand and/or bow to each other, regardless of their acquaintance level. A Chinese person will typically avoid making eye contact. Making eye contact may be considered rude and signify anger or defiance. When meeting someone new Chinese people will often ask about a person’s age, marital status...
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...Adjustment: A Study of Secondary Chinese Students in South Australia (Homestay Situation) Chong Zhou, Guiyun Chen Abstract In this study, the researcher intends to make some contributions to the research literature regarding the analysis of secondary students’ cross-cultural adjustment through investigating a group of Mainland Chinese students’ experiences in secondary schools in South Australia. The study explores the perceptions of Chinese students in a more naturalistic way through conversations with them in their own language. It focuses on the cultural challenges faced by these Chinese students and provides some insider’s knowledge about the underlying causes for these challenges and their coping strategies in the process of adjusting to living and learning in Australian culture. This paper, as part of the study, will particularly focus on the challenges involved in the homestay situation, the results of which indicated that the secondary school Chinese students at homestays were confronted with four broad categories of challenges: difficulties with food, English language, household chores and relationships with homestay hosts. The findings also uncovered the detailed basis of each of the students’ difficulties, providing some specific cultural information for educational practitioners to better understand secondary Chinese students in Australia. Key words: homestay, culture, language, challenges, adjustment 1 Introduction Entering a new culture is, in many ways, like...
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...inherently born with the understanding of the kinds of values they should uphold. Instead, values are passed down and inculcated from one generation to another through intricate agents such as experiences, interaction, friends, families and cultural norms. Needless to say, different cultural groups espouse different values. Studies on culture have shown a saliency of difference in both Asian and western values (Schwartz, 1994). Due to the nature and diversity of their beliefs and practices, Asian and western cultures have been largely distinguished as being collectivistic and individualistic respectively (Victor, 1992; Wagner & Moch, 1986). In the case of an individualistic culture, an individualist would consider his or her own personal interest and goals more important than the group’s interest (Victor, 1992; Earley 1989; Wagner & Moch, 1986). On the other hand, a collectivistic culture would value membership in a group, show stronger loyalty to their social groups and place their own interests before the groups’ interest (Victor, 1992; Wagner & Moch, 1986). Collectivistic Singapore Schwartz (1994:111) described Chinese in Singapore as “closest to the pure Hofstede conception of collectivism, high in conservatism and hierarchy, and low in autonomy and mastery”. In addition, in a survey conducted by Hofstede (1997), Singapore was ranked extremely low in individualism – 39th place out of 41 countries. This...
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