第三章 文化环境2014.pptVIP

Culture has been conceptualized as: “Software of the mind” culture is a guide for humans on how to think and behave; it is a problem-solving tool (Hofstede) An invisible barrier… a completely different way of organizing life, of thinking, and of conceiving the underlying assumptions about the family and the state, the economic system, and even Man himself” (Hall) A “thicket” (U.S. Ambassador Hodgson) The family, social classes, group behavior, age groups, and how societies define decency and civility are interpreted differently within every culture (1) Family behavior varies across the worl