Face and facework in conflict: a cross-cultural comparison of China,Germany, Japan,and the United States

The purpose of the current study was to investigate face and facework during conflicts across four national cultures: China, Germany, Japan, and the United States. A questionnaire was administered to 768 participants in the 4 national cultures, in their respective languages, to measure 3 face concerns and 11 facework behaviors. The major findings of the current study are as follows: (a) self-construals had the strongest effects on face concerns and facework with independence positively associated with self-face and dominating facework and interdependence positively associated with other- and mutual-face and integrating and avoiding facework; (b) power distance had small, positive effects on all three face concerns and avoiding and dominating facework; (c) individualistic, small-power distance cultures had less other-face concern and avoiding facework, and more dominating facework than collectivistic, large-power distance cultures; (d) Germans had more self- and mutual-face concerns and used defending more than U.S. Americans; (e) Chinese had more self-face concern and involved a third party more than Japanese; and (f) relational closeness and status only had small effects on face concerns and facework behavior.     

Family communication patterns,sex of subject,and communication competence

Two hundred ninety‐nine subjects completed the Revised Family Communication Patterns instrument (Ritchie & Fitzpatrick, ) and the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ; Buhrmester, Furman, Wittenberg, & Reis, ). Results indicate that both family communication patterns and sex of subject influence the ability to enact certain communication skills in both same‐sex friendships and romantic partnerships. Those growing up in a strong conversation‐oriented family are more likely to report the ability to enact a greater number of interpersonal skills in both types of relationships. Women were more likely to report the ability to self‐disclose in a same‐sex friendship; however, a family communication environment that stresses a lower conversation orientation (consensual) diminishes the likelihood of acquiring that skill for women. Women were also more likely to report being able to offer emotional support in both same‐sex friendships and romantic partnerships. Men were more likely to report being able to assert themselves negatively in a same‐sex friendship, and to self‐disclose and manage conflict in a romantic partnership. Additionally, this study found that men and women employ different communication skills depending on the sex of their relational partner. Implications and future research directions are discussed.     

Confirmation in Parent–Adolescent Relationships and Adolescent Openness: Toward Extending Confirmation Theory

Using self-report and observational data from parent and mid-adolescent dyads, this study examined the role of confirmation in parent–adolescent relationships regarding adolescents’ openness with their parents. Results from the self-report data suggest a positive link between parental confirmation and adolescent openness. The observational data revealed a more complex picture, particularly highlighting adolescents’ role in parent–adolescent communication as well as in their own openness. Adolescents’ confirmation was positively related to their openness, particularly for females. Sequential analyses further revealed that adolescents reporting less openness exhibited a greater mix of confirming and disconfirming messages towards parents, whereas adolescents reporting more openness exhibited more reciprocation of confirmation. The results suggest theory regarding confirmation in family relationships should incorporate a transactional perspective.     

Game Theory之中译

文章从博弈论的发展出发,探讨博弈论在中国的翻译过程,比较了各种翻译版本,以此指导自己的实践。     

研究型教学理念下档案学专业实践教学体系的完善——以扬州大学为例

研究型教学是知识经济和信息时代各高校档案学专业实施素质教育培养学生创新精神和实践能力的主导理念和教学方式。本文探讨了研究型教学理念指导下扬州大学档案学专业实践教学体系的补充和完善。     

李白之诗与海德格尔之思

李白与海德格尔,一个是中国盛唐的著名诗人,另一个是德国现代最著名的哲学家,现象学的代表人物之一。两人远隔时空,很难想象会有什么交集的诗歌理论,然通过海德格尔的艺术真理理论,即以海德格尔的思来透视诗仙李白的诗,会发现李白诗的高度不完全来自其洒脱飘逸的风格,而从根本上说,是以亲在的体验体现了存在的真理,是把真理用诗的语言道出,从而达到了海德格尔所认同的诗意栖居的高度,达到了美与自由的境界。     

论概念整合理论对汉语中意合现象的解释力

意合是汉语中普遍,典型的语言现象,但是对意合中含义的生成和理解,一直以来却缺乏系统的阐释。概念整合理论从心理认知的角度将分散的概念整合为通顺的逻辑,达到语言语义上的完整,对意合现象有较强的解释力。     

概念整合对诗歌意象构建和传递的阐释

意象是诗歌的灵魂,中国古诗词中有丰富的意象,概念整合理论作为人类普通的认知方式,对中国古诗词的创作和解读有很强的解释力。在概念整合的框架下探讨诗歌意象的构建和意象在翻译过程的传递能够为文学翻译这一动态认知过程的研究提供理论依据和实践指导。     

高职院校思想政治理论课专题化教学模式的实践与思考

思想政治理论课是具有我国特色的课程,专题化教学模式是对传统教学方式的创新。为了适应当前形势对人才培养的要求,必须明确和理解思想政治理论课专题化发展的必然性。只有通过对教师这个实施主体知识、创新能力和沟通能力的要求,才能取得实施专题化教学的可能。只有合理利用教师资源、把握专题内容的重点和掌握教授对象的动态,才能实现专题化教学模式的成功。当然,还需要进一步加大专题化教学模式建设的投入力度、规范专题化教学模式和创新专题化教学内容,才能够全面推进高职院校思想政治理论课专题化教学模式的发展。     

思想政治理论课课堂实践方法博弈及效果分析

思想政治理论课是帮助大学生树立正确世界观、人生观、价值观的重要途径。为了提升思想政治理论课课堂的教学效果,目前使用的主要课堂实践方法有教师给学生布置课前准备任务、课堂演讲、组织案例探讨、多媒体教学等,但各种方法仍有许多不足之处。因此,对各种实践方法的优缺点进行探讨并分析其效果,并提出改进方法及效果期望显得更为迫切。