This study tested whether priming of cultural symbols activates cultural behavioral scripts and thus the corresponding behaviors, and also whether the behaviors activated are context-specific. Specifically, to activate the cultural knowledge of Chinese-American bicultural participants, we primed them with Chinese cultural icons or American cultural icons. In the control condition, we showed the...

Visual communication design is based on visual perceived information, and conveys a certain value orientation or objective cognition through language, words, symbols, images, etc. In modern design, focus discover national cultural symbols to express spirit artistic connotation, so as better deepen the channels of multicultural integration make up for lack culture in design. The strong symbolic ...

This study aims to convert to tangible elements (i.e., physical structures of cultural tourism) the various cultural dimensions and past symbols of Tabriz (which are considered collectively as tourism goods) by partially revitalizing the historical Imam Khomeini Street which is considered to be an arena for social life and a suitable environment for visiting tourists. The SWOT method was implem...

BACKGROUND Symbols have been used in health state valuation studies to help subjects distinguish the severity of various characteristics of a given health state. Symbols used in such studies need to be evaluated for their cross-cultural appropriateness because a given symbol may have different meanings or acceptability in different cultures, which may affect results of such studies. OBJECTIVE...

this study explores identity elements of tehran province in travel writings with concentration on symbols in urban planning and architecture. on one hand, symbolic representation of a city plays a crucial role in identity making and on the other hand special provinces and cities like tehran are important in echoing contemporary iranian national identity and are highly closed to today’s iran. in...

We extend special thanks to our informants at Alessi for their time and insights. We would like to acknowledge support for the project from ABSTRACT Our study was motivated by the growing influence in cultural sociology and organizational research of the view of culture as a " toolkit " , from which individuals draw resources flexibly to develop strategies of action that address different circu...