understanding global cultures malaysia. petronas towers, malaysia
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UnderstandingGlobal Cultures
Malaysia
Petronas Towers, Malaysia
Cesar Pellihttp://www.klcc.com.my/Showcase/PTT/ps_ptt_cesar.htm
Weber Music Hall, University of Minnesota Duluth
file:///C:/www/anth1604/Malaysia_Killing.html
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthtribune/9420925.htm
Cultural Metaphors
“Cleft National Cultures”
Ch. 15 The Malaysian Balik KampungCh. 16 The Nigerian MarketplaceCh. 17 The Israeli Kibbutzim and MoshavimCh. 18 The Italian OperaCh. 19 Belgian Lace
Cultural Metaphors
four generic types of cultures, plus
“Cleft National Cultures”
•one in which the subcultures of the diverse ethnic groups are difficult to integrate
Cultural Metaphors
Unit of analysis in the book = the nation or national culture
Other “units of analysis” may include:
one person (e.g., Paul Buffalo)the family (e.g., Strodtbeck)the communitya regiona culture
Culture Counts
and it counts quit a bit
Geert Hofstede (1991)
IBM study demonstrated that national culture explained 50% of the differences in attitudes in IBM’s 53 countries (p. 5)