Differences in American and Korean Evaluations of One-Year Age Differences

Autor/inn/en	Lim, Tae-Seop; Giles, Howard
Titel	Differences in American and Korean Evaluations of One-Year Age Differences
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 28 (2007) 5, S.349-364 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Age Differences; Cultural Differences; Foreign Countries; College Students; Language Attitudes; Language Usage; Questionnaires; Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Traits; Interpersonal Communication; Student Behavior; Statistical Analysis; California; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Kultureller Unterschied; Ausland; Collegestudent; Sprachverhalten; Sprachgebrauch; Fragebogen; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Student behaviour; Statistische Analyse; Kalifornien; Korea; Republik
Abstract	This study examined the extent to which a one-year difference in age can influence college students' reported communicative behaviours in both the USA and South Korea. Korean students differentiated themselves far more than their American counterparts from other students one-year older or younger than themselves. The former reported that students one-year younger should show respect and be careful about their language use to others one-year older than them whilst also contending that those one-year older should show respect to those one-year younger. A compelling way of explaining such cultural differences in sensitivity to age is proposed through relativity theory in that Koreans may have a stronger tendency for seeing, thinking and acting in relativistic terms. Furthermore, the finding that Korean students contend that they have to be respectful towards others one-year younger than themselves can be better explained by relativity than recourse to any individualism-collectivism distinction. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10