The cultural contagion of conflict

The cultural contagion of conflict.

Anecdotal evidence abounds that conflicts between two individuals can spread across networks to involve a multitude of others. We advance a cultural transmission model of intergroup conflict where conflict contagion is seen as a consequence of universal human traits (ingroup preference, outgroup hostility; i.e. parochial altruism) which give their strongest expression in particular cultural con...

on translation of phatic communion and socio-cultural relationships between the characters of the novels

phatic communion is a cultural concept which differs across cultures. according to hofstede (2001), the u.s. tends to have individualistic culture; however, asian countries tend to have collectivistic cultures. these cultures view phatic communion differently. in individualistic cultures like u.s., phatic communion reflects speakers’ socio-cultural relationships in conversations. to see whether...

ideological and cultural orientations in translation of narrative text: the case of hajji baba of isfahan

در میان عواملی که ممکن است ذهن مترجم را هنگام ترجمه تحت تأثیر قرار دهند، می توان به مقوله انتقال ایدئولوژی از طریق متن یا گفتمان اشاره کرد. هدف از این تحقیق تجزیه و تحلیل جنبه های ایدئولوژیکی و فرهنگی متن مبدأ انگلیسی نوشته جیمز موریه تحت عنوان سرگذشت حاجی بابای اصفهانی ( 1823) و ترجمه فارسی میرزا حبیب اصفهانی(1880) بوده است.

The biology of cultural conflict

Although culture is usually thought of as the collection of knowledge and traditions that are transmitted outside of biology, evidence continues to accumulate showing how biology and culture are inseparably intertwined. Cultural conflict will occur only when the beliefs and traditions of one cultural group represent a challenge to individuals of another. Such a challenge will elicit brain proce...

Law and Cultural Conflict