Two studies found that the meaning of "being American" differs for Asian Americans and European Americans. In Study 1, Hmong and European American undergraduates described what "being American" meant to them. In Study 2, Chinese American and European American undergraduates described what "American culture" meant to them. Responses were coded for references to cultural exposure, customs/traditi...

State Shintoism and Buddhist Persecution. THAT THE MEI]I RESTORATION \'\'AS BROUGHT ABOUT BY A COMbination of forces (such as the development of commerce, industry and capitalism) which were united under the slogan of the Restoration of· Imperial Rule which, in turn, was concocted bv the students of the Hirata School of Shintoism under the impending atmosphere of \'V'estern encroachment to the ...

Patriotism-based courses have been thought to Malaysian students since they were in primary school until reach tertiary education. Certainly, the general objective of those is inculcate as well strengthen patriotism students. Unfortunately, these are always seen subjects that boring and dull by due need memorise facts historical events. The combination quantitative qualitative nature this study...

This study investigated the relationship between English children's geographical knowledge of the United Kingdom and their sense of national identity. 101 English children aged between 5 and 11 years old, and their parents, participated in the study. The children's geographical knowledge was assessed using a series of tasks designed to measure landmark and configurational knowledge, and their s...