The study of compliments has attracted the attention of many scholars (e.g., Goffman 1971; Lakoff 1973; Brown and Levinson 1978; Amouzadeh 2001; Golato 2002; Sharifian 2005) and has become a major issue in the area of interactional sociolinguistics. To date, many models of politeness have been put forward in the literature. In this study, Brown and Levinson’s (1978, 1987) politeness model was u...

In this article we argue that current theories on socioemotional development during infancy need 5 to be reconceptualized in order to account for cross-cultural variation in caregiver–infant interaction. In line with the cultural-historical internalization theory of emotional development (Holodynski & Friedlmeier, 2006) and the ecocultural model of development (Keller & Kärtner, in press), we a...

In late years, as new media turning into PC or mobile phone, a study about communication robots is prosperous. Robots are different from the conventional media, because robots have physical bodies like humans, so it is reported that humans bemust robots socially. Therefore, we decide to apply a concept of meme as a cultural gene to an interaction design with humans and robots in this study. By ...

BACKGROUND Sociocultural theories state that learning results from people participating in contexts where social interaction is facilitated. There is a need to create such facilitated pedagogical spaces where participants can share their ways of knowing and doing. The aim of this exploratory study was to introduce pedagogical space for sociocultural interaction using 'Identity Text'. METHODS ...

From March 23 2014 to March 28, the seminar “Computational Models of Cultural Behavior for Human-Agent Interaction” held in Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz Center for Informatics. During the seminar, an interdisciplinary group of researchers explored and discussed theories and techniques for computational models of culture as part of virtual human simulations. Culturally-sensitive agents do not only...

Despite the importance of cultural competence in health care, there has been no research to develop a framework for cultural competence in the Iranian context. This qualitative study at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences aimed to elucidate the views of medical faculty staff on the components of cross-cultural competence and compare these with similar studies published in English. Using a co...

Global retailers are expanding their business to countries with diverse cultures and consumer preferences. Competitive and sustainable retail chains require advanced e-services linked to in-store digital innovations. This research focuses on cultural dimensions and the implications of implementing global and internet-linked e-service innovations. The research studies how cultural dimensions inf...

This paper suggests an approach to interaction design that builds on the concept of cultural forms. Specifically, I propose that designers can shape objects and situations to intentionally evoke cultural forms thereby cueing users' existing cognitive, physical, and emotional resources. The emphasis is less about improving the usability of an interface and more about improving the overall social...