Understanding
Global Cultures
Malaysia
Petronas Towers, Malaysia
Cesar Pelli
http://www.klcc.com.my/Showcase/PTT/ps_ptt_cesar.htm
Weber Music Hall, University of Minnesota Duluth
file:///C:/www/anth1604/Malaysia_Killing.html
http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/duluthtribune/9420925.htm
Cultural Metaphors
“Cleft National Cultures”
Ch. 15 The Malaysian Balik Kampung
Ch. 16 The Nigerian Marketplace
Ch. 17 The Israeli Kibbutzim and
Moshavim
Ch. 18 The Italian Opera
Ch. 19 Belgian Lace
Cultural Metaphors
four generic types of cultures,
plus
“Cleft National Cultures”
• one in which the subcultures of the
diverse ethnic groups are difficult to
integrate
Cultural Metaphors
Unit of analysis in the book =
the nation or national culture
Other “units of analysis” may
include:
one person (e.g., Paul Buffalo)
the family (e.g., Strodtbeck)
the community
a region
a culture
Culture Counts
and it counts quit a bit
Geert Hofstede (1991)
IBM study demonstrated that
national culture explained 50% of
the differences in attitudes in IBM’s
53 countries (p. 5)