Review of Evolution, culture and the human mind.

Reviews the book, Evolution, culture and the human mind edited by M. Schaller, et al. (see record 2009-20004-000). This current volume, Evolution, culture and the human mind, follows the lead of Wundt where an attempt is made to provide a synthesis of theory and data across psychological subfields into a holistic framework. Norenzayan, Schaller, and Heine begin the volume with an overview of the scope and themes that arose from their 2004 conference at the University of British Columbia on “Mind, Culture and Evolution.” Explicit throughout this volume is an effort to bridge the “yawning chasm” between perspectives of evolutionary determinism and cultural constructionism. In doing so, there is interest in providing a rigorous multidisciplinary scientific effort to solve this foundational problem for psychology. As such this volume provides an interesting and insightful examination of the evolution of consciousness, cognition, decision-making, actions, and cultural norms in terms of collective consequences and genetic mechanisms. The volume is divided into three sections where several dialectical themes (theory/data, top-down/bottom-up, ecological/social, diversification/integration) are woven throughout. Overall the volume offers nice flow from one collection of essays to the next as themes are picked up and let go, only to return later on. This volume shows a dominance of natural science (cross-cultural) inclinations where some readers may call for more voice given to phenomenological and hermeneutical (cultural) human science contributions. Other critics may challenge the reliance upon correlational, comparative, and post hoc data to bolster claims of causality in support of various theoretical suppositions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

现代产品设计中的区域文化意象研究

区域文化意象的研究,有助于体现产品区域特色和文化内涵.研究了区域文化意象的消费者认知匹配模型,阐述了区域文化意象的消费者认知匹配模型的3个层次.并以良渚文化意象的酒器设计为例进行验证.     

现代商业理念与“非遗”旅游开发中的难题——以大坝高装开发面临的资源成本难题为例

国家级“非遗”大坝高装的旅游开发,面临着成本高、所需资源短缺的难题,传统的小生产模式及其思想的限制是重要原因。在价值工程、外包等现代商业理念指导下整合其他“非遗”资源进行合作开发,可以较好地克服前述难题。合作开发会使“非遗”旅游开发中的各方之间的矛盾更为复杂,最佳协调方式是市场交易。但是,市场主体之间的自发交易成本过高。根据交易成本理论可找到降低成本的方式,即在政府部门主导下组建公司制经济实体作为合作开发平台,利用公司治理机制协调各利益相关者。     

Tuning in to psychological change: Linguistic markers of psychological traits and emotions over time in popular U.S. song lyrics.

American culture is filled with cultural products. Yet few studies have investigated how changes in cultural products correspond to changes in psychological traits and emotions. The current research fills this gap by testing the hypothesis that one cultural product—word use in popular song lyrics—changes over time in harmony with cultural changes in individualistic traits. Linguistic analyses of the most popular songs from 1980–2007 demonstrated changes in word use that mirror psychological change. Over time, use of words related to self-focus and antisocial behavior increased, whereas words related to other-focus, social interactions, and positive emotion decreased. These findings offer novel evidence regarding the need to investigate how changes in the tangible artifacts of the sociocultural environment can provide a window into understanding cultural changes in psychological processes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

The culture at work: cultural ergonomics

Abstract

With the subject matter of ergonomics increasingly broadly conceived, a need is suggested for the systematization and codification of cultural influences on the wide-ranging elements of the field. Pertinent types of systematic analysis, basic and applied research, and training are viewed as necessary, both (a) to generate new knowledge, and (b) to develop culturally appropriate user applications that are important for varied work environments world-wide.     

中小企业内部网络构建的研究

随着信息时代的到来,计算机和通信在信息的传输、收集、存储、处理和分发中扮演了极其重要的角色,故而,中小企业内部的网络建设已经成为提升中小企业核心竞争力的关键因素.     

纺织品设计在家居中的文化意象

随着科技的进步、经济的发展以及人们物质生活水平的逐步提高,纺织品在家居生活中的地位越来越重要.在全球经济一体化的今天,人们的生活理念、文化品位和审美观念的不断提升,促使其对家居纺织品的要求也越来越高,纺织品设计师只有在自己的设计理念中注入更多的文化内涵,才能顺应市场的多元化发展及人们更高品味的双重要求.     

中国清代玉器的主要成就·艺术特征·文化内涵

以清代玉器在中国历史上取得的辉煌成就为切入点,用学术的观点、科学的态度,对清代玉器的基本面貌、整体模式、时代背景,特别是康乾盛世玉器、玉雕的主要成就,艺术特征,艺术体系,美学思想,文化内涵,审美意趣进行了综合分析、研究与评价。对清代玉器的社会价值、历史价值、艺术价值、文化价值以及对中国玉文化在继承、总结与创新上作出的历史贡献进行了阐述。     

中国饮食类非物质文化遗产保护传承的现状与路径研究

基于我国饮食类非物质文化遗产在政策层面、实施层面、科研层面的现状,文章从传承体系、保护体系、人文思想体系、普及体系和传播渠道的五个维度提出了我国饮食类非遗保护传承的路径。