Comparing Cultures

Comparing CulturesCulture explains much of the behavioral and institutional differences around the globe. In social science there are many ways of framing cultural diversities. This book brings together authors with a classic status in the field of comparative cultural studies on one overarching theme: what are the relevant differences and similarities of contemporary cultural dimensions with which countries, organizations, and people can be compared? This book is the

and epenthesis by Spanish speakers learning English as a second language

but also to manufacture them automatically from the comfort of home

how more and more Americans learned to value hedonism and self-gratification—to smoke and swear during World War I

where many influential figures have degrees from European or US institutions

Maternal health emergencies expose the precarity of hospital social relations and accountability systems

Bert Hoppe beschreibt und analysiert die Verzahnung von Architektur- und Identitätspolitik sowie die ihr zugrundeliegenden Konzepte

aber das Ergebnis sind nicht antike Reden in deutschem Gewand

geben Aufschluss über das Verhältnis von militärischer Führung zu Staat und Gesellschaft zwischen Kaiserreich und Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs und öffnet den Blick für die Bedeutung der Rüstung

has the same dream night after night in which he is urged to follow a newly risen star

arguing that it is now acceptable political discourse to discuss class warfare

as well as “terrorist”-produced media

die mit der Raketenrüstung der UdSSR und dem sowjetischen Einmarsch in Afghanistan (Dez