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Personal and national values : a multinational comparison of values within the person-centered community

Creator:: Cherry, Richard Eugene
Abstract:: Through the development of a Values Questionnaire this study examined the relative importance of values in multinational settings. The Values studied were Respect, Power, Intelligence, Wealth, Skill, Health, Human Kindness, and Love. The person-centered approach was selected as a particular social science community for the focus of the study. Ninety-two...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: most extensive cross-cultural study of attitude structure to date, (Davidson and Thomson, 1980:52), the

Insights into Chinese Youth Culture : A Comparison of Personal Values of Chinese and American College Students

Creator:: Su, Wan
Abstract:: Schwartz and Bilsky (1987, 1990) constructed a universal psychological structure for cross-cultural studies of motivational dynamics. To test this structure, Simmons (1991) adapted data from a twenty year broad-based value survey of student cohorts at an American university. The availability of reliable, long-term data on American students permitted a comparison...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and Bilsky (1987, 1990) constructed a universal psychological structure for cross-cultural studies of

An Exploratory Study of Social and Personal Identity of Selected Anglo-American, Mexican-American, and Mexican National College Students

Creator:: Espinosa M., Jorge E.
Abstract:: Social and personal identities were examined for samples of college graduate students in three culturally different groups: Anglo-American, Mexican-American, and Mexican National. Four identities were explored in terms of salience, frequency, and valence: religious, family, gender, and peer. No differences were found between the groups on religious and gender identities....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: across groups. Such findings raised a question about whether previous cross-cultural studies of sex role

High-context and low-context cultures: value system variations for American and Japanese university students and their resultant communication patterns

Creator:: Yamaguchi, Shinobu Yume
Abstract:: This exploratory investigation focused on the validity of the concepts of high-context and low-context as a meaningful and powerful construct for examining cultural differences. Specifically, American and Japanese value differences and communication patterns were examined. The study tested the hypotheses that Japanese students would rank high-context group orientation values higher...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . A cross-cultural study on values in four different nations by Rokeach (1973) shows that the value

Mechanical engineering design across cultures : a method of designing for cultures

Creator:: Van Bossuyt, Douglas L.
Abstract:: Mechanical design is often based on formal methodologies such as Quality Function Deployment. Techniques to quantitatively account for attractability, sensory perception, and affective design have been successfully incorporated into these methods and are receiving growing acceptance across many industries. Although the adoption of these methods marks a large improvement for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: thinking of cross-cultural research is a Western construct of a universalist value proposition. For

Intercultural self concept and coping behavior : Asian and American Caucasian graduate students

Creator:: Christopherson-Choudhry, Matiny Lee
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships and the differences between the self-concept and the coping behavior of two selected groups of graduate students namely, foreign-born Asians and American Caucasians who were enrolled in graduate school of Oregon State University during the 1981-82 academic year. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: were a representative sample of students in the cross cultural comparatives between the foreign-born

Academic dishonesty : comparing American and foreign students' attitudes

Creator:: Sumrain, Ibrahim A.
Abstract:: To determine whether there were differences between foreign (Arab) and American student attitudes toward academic dishonesty in Oregon State University, a seventy-eight item questionnaire designed by Kirk, (1970) was adapted and administered to two hundred and eighty Arab and American graduate and undergraduate students. Three aspects of academic dishonesty were...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: persist. An early study conducted by Drake (1941), indicated that students appeared to value the ability

Cross-cultural sweetness preferences for a sports drink

Creator:: Chung, Seo-Jin
Abstract:: Asian countries have become one of the largest export markets for US food developers during the past decade. Understanding consumer expectations and needs in a cross-cultural framework has gained importance for new products to succeed in the international markets. A sports-drink, which is a functional drink for athletes, has been...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: objective of this study was to investigate cross-cultural consumer acceptance and fundamental factors

Stability and process issues in intermarriage : a study of martial satisfaction and problem solving in American Indian intermarried and European American endogamous families

Creator:: Kawamoto, Walter T.
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to investigate process and stability issues in intermarried families utilizing data from a group of American Indian intermarried families and a group of endogamous European American families. Stability issues such as marital satisfaction and overall problem solving were investigated by comparing scores between the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: sharing that can come from the union of differing cultural perspectives. The goal of this study was

Intercultural and interpersonal communication between Japanese and American students in their residence halls

Creator:: Ruby, Fumiko Nakamura
Abstract:: There are more Japanese people coming to the United States than ever before. Increasing numbers of problems and conflicts are occurring between the Americans (hosts) and Japanese (guests). Many scholars have stated that there is a distinct difference of communication patterns between Americans and Japanese. The Asia University American Program...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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Personal and national values : a multinational comparison of values within the person-centered community

Insights into Chinese Youth Culture : A Comparison of Personal Values of Chinese and American College Students

An Exploratory Study of Social and Personal Identity of Selected Anglo-American, Mexican-American, and Mexican National College Students

High-context and low-context cultures: value system variations for American and Japanese university students and their resultant communication patterns

Mechanical engineering design across cultures : a method of designing for cultures

Intercultural self concept and coping behavior : Asian and American Caucasian graduate students

Academic dishonesty : comparing American and foreign students' attitudes

Cross-cultural sweetness preferences for a sports drink

Stability and process issues in intermarriage : a study of martial satisfaction and problem solving in American Indian intermarried and European American endogamous families

Intercultural and interpersonal communication between Japanese and American students in their residence halls

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