Pakistani culture is the cultural values, norms, and practices that people follow in Pakistan as well as in the populations scattered in other countries whose origins lie in Pakistan. Pakistan is a Muslim society with a traditional collectivistic organization that … Continue reading
Category Archives: national cultures
Arranged Marriages in India
In traditional arranged marriages, the bride and the groom have limited possibilities in making their choice of whom to marry and how the wedding is planned. Other family members, religious leaders, community elders, or special matchmakers choose a good match … Continue reading
What Is a Multicultural Community?
People in the modern world are exposed to a variety of cultures, some of which are more or less compatible with one another. Many countries have mixed cultures that shape multicultural people and mixed cultural identities. These mixed cultures are … Continue reading
What Is Multiculturalism?
Multiculturalism in a society is not simply the presence of various cultural groups living in a country but also the manifestation of positive attitudes by the society and its people towards individuals of other cultures. Such multicultural societies acknowledge and … Continue reading
What Is the Multicultural Diversity of Countries?
Cultures are commonly associated with certain territories and countries. These are national cultures. And cultural borders are viewed as clearly recognizable national, state, or tribal boundaries. These are not quite correct representations of what cultures are. Multicultural diversity exists in … Continue reading
The Regional Diversity of Countries
What are the national cultures? Does any regional diversity exist in the national cultures? Or are they homogeneous in their national cultures? National cultures are the cultures that people from specific countries living in certain territories have in common with … Continue reading
Cultural and Individual in Cross-cultural Comparisons
Many countries around the world have a diverse population in terms of races, ethnicities, religions, languages, and historical and cultural backgrounds of the people living in their territories. So, researchers widely investigate cross-cultural comparisons. Even though people in many countries … Continue reading
What Are the National Cultures?
The article comprehensively reviews the concept of national cultures and its validity for cross-cultural research. The concept of national culture is widespread in cultural and cross-cultural research. It is believed that the residents of certain countries or people of certain … Continue reading
The Cultures Beyond the Global Western and Eastern Societies
For a very long time, scholars interested in cultures and their comparison have focused on Western and Eastern societies as distinctively different types of cultures. Such a cultural dichotomy was simple and easy to understand and explain in terms of … Continue reading
The Diversity of Western and Eastern Cultures
For a long time, the cultural distinction between Western and Eastern cultures has been the subject of public debate and academic study. Western cultures have usually been thought of as those of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the … Continue reading