Cultural Differences in Garnering Social Capital on Facebook: French People Prefer Close Ties and Americans Prefer Distant Ties

The link between social capital (SC) and Facebook has been widely studied in the U.S., and less is known about how students from different cultures use the site to garner SC. We measured network composition, communication on Facebook, and SC via questionnaires in France and the U.S. We found that American students have a greater proportion of distant to close ties in their networks and higher levels of bridging SC than French, the latter preferring bonding SC. A stronger relationship between SC and communication via Facebook was observed in the U.S. These findings are explained by cultural differences in relatedness.     

Theatre,Law and Society in the Provinces: The Case of Sarah Baker

Sarah Baker was one of the eighteenth century's most successful provincial theatrical managers and entrepreneurs, but her career does not fit happily with the conventional image of the provincial theatre of that era. By considering her activities in the context of the Licensing Act of 1737 and the Theatrical Representations Act of 1788 this article explains the discrepancies and, in so doing, also reveals the cultural, social and political significance of her presence in the burgeoning Kentish towns where she built her theatres in the last decade of the eighteenth century.     

Weblog narratives of Japanese migrant women in Australia: Consequences of international mobility and migration

This paper draws attention to the personal weblogs written by Japanese migrant women in Australia. Entries in these weblogs elucidate their daily experiences, thoughts, concerns, and feelings. Blog data provide rich personal accounts of migrant experiences from the first-hand experiences of migrants. Based on collected blog entries, this paper details Japanese spouses’ settlement experiences in Australia by highlighting issues of language and culture, and critiques celebratory attitudes toward international mobility by discussing the disadvantages of migration. While mobility to western countries is often romanticized and regarded as a symbol of emancipation for Japanese women, diasporic subjects still confront social exclusion and marginalization in an adopted society. Migrants’ struggles and difficulties remain even in Australia, which is a country generally perceived as a multicultural society that has a large number of migrants and a long history of immigration.     

轵国·轵道·轵关

轵国轵国(今河南济源市轵城镇,有故城遗址),因出了我国古代四大刺客之一的聂政而闻名遐迩;又因轵国域内的漫漫轵道、巍巍轵关在军事上的重要地位,成为历代兵家必争之地。     

叙说昨日盛宴——读《往古的滋味：中国饮食的历史与文化》

曾读过《寻根》上考古学家王仁湘先生的大作：《勺子·叉子·筷子》，虽然时隔多年，但印象颇深。文章研究中国古代的进食方式，说的是勺子和筷子。     

“打碗碗花”名实考及其民俗意义

一、打碗碗花之异名及传说80后的一代人,小学的时候大都学过一篇叫做《打碗碗花》的课文,也因此知道了打碗碗花会使人打碗这样的传说。我原以为我没有见过这种神奇的花朵,