1. Terminology and Basic Conception 2. The Traditional Concept of Translatio Studii 2.1. Translatio as a Cultural Figure 2.2. Political, Cultural and Religious Translatio 2.3. The Threefold Concept of Translatio Studii 2.4. Translatio Studii as Cultural Tradition 2.5. Translatio Studii as Cultural Transfer and Colonialism 2.6. Translatio Studii as a Shift of Hegemonic Culture 2.7. Symbolic Conf...

Just as internationalization [i18n] and localization [L10n] do not simply consist of translation of interface components, but also of careful cross-cultural and cross-functional considerations to the cultural sensitivities of the intended source and target languages, similar considerations should be given to those issues in the realization of Semantic Web systems. Specifically, this paper descr...

OBJECTIVES To examine whether enculturation factors, like cultural activities, ethnic pride and native language competence, are related to decreased internalizing and externalizing symptoms in Indigenous Sami youth from Arctic Norway. The impact of self-efficacy on the relationship between enculturation factors and mental health problems was also examined. STUDY DESIGN Population-based, cross...

BACKGROUND Only a few studies have reported cross-cultural comparisons regarding psychosocial consequences of infertility. Differences between societies with different cultural backgrounds were revealed and seemed to be based on the importance of pronatalism. Our aim was to measure cross-cultural differences in fertility specific quality of life of infertile couples in Germany, Hungary and Jord...

Background We live in an age when education is being internationalized. This can confront students with 'cultural hegemony' that can result from the unequal distribution of power and privilege in global society. The name that is given to awareness of social inequality is 'critical consciousness'. Cross-cultural dialogue provides an opportunity for learners to develop critical consciousness to c...

Why the study of culture and its clinical application is important in mental health training and service? Mental health and illness is a set of subjective experience and a social process and thus involves a practice of culture-congruent care. Series of anthropological, sociological and cross-cultural research has clearly demonstrated a very strong ground in favour of this contention. An individ...

Although it is commonly assumed that social support positively predicts health, the empirical evidence has been inconsistent. We argue that three moderating factors must be considered: (1) support-approving norms (cultural context); (2) support-requiring situations (stressful events); and (3) support-accepting personal style (low neuroticism). Our large-scale cross-cultural survey of Japanese a...