Culture Motivation Research Articles

Exploring administrative evil, the ethics of dissent, and guerrilla government in The Good Place

This article uses the comedy television series The Good Place as a starting point to theoretically explore the value of guerrilla government as a measure to disrupt administrative evil. Drawing from the literature of administrative evil and Rosemary O’Leary’s work on the ethics of dissent and guerrilla government, this article considers the personal ethics and organizational cultural motivations for dissent as well as how administrators work to disrupt administrative evil while navigating through various strategies including loyalty, neglect, voice, and exit. This article demonstrates how popular media can be used as a means of theorizing for public administration scholars as well as a space where ideas related to public administration can apply existing theories in a method that can be engaging to mainstream audiences. The paper concludes with a proposed model of how administrative evil and guerrilla government may be conceptualized to interact with one another as well as potential areas of opportunity for administrators to practice dissent within the broader maze of bureaucracy administrative evil can become lost amongst.

Beyond “Pressure”: Peer Influences on e-Cigarette Use in Young Australian Narratives of Vaping

Background In the early 2020s, Australian media and public health organizations described the rapid rise in youth e-cigarette uptake, portraying this as a “peer pressure” problem wherein vulnerable young people were being led or bullied into vaping by the “cool” kids. Yet, the peer pressure framing of vaping fails to account for young people's rituals of nicotine consumption and ways social drug economies are organized. Methods In 2023, we conducted qualitative interviews and ethnographic research with 24 young people ages 17 to 25, both vapers and nonvapers, in New South Wales, Australia. We investigated their embodied experiences of vaping, observations of peers’ vaping practices, and beliefs about vaping policy. We analyzed their accounts for themes and here report our findings, illustrated with participants’ quotes and an ethnographic portrait of a Sydney high school vape seller. Results The notion that young people are “pressured” into vaping lacked emic meaning for our participants. Their accounts reveal three ways that vaping is social beyond “pressure.” First, social vape market offers entrepreneurial teens money-earning opportunities, mediated by social networks and markers of peer esteem, prestige, and trust. Second, vapes are exchanged as both gifts and commodities in sharing economies, offering social opportunities and scripts for recreational interactions. Third, e-cigarettes as material objects provide esthetic and gustatory pleasures that are both individually enjoyed and socially performed in rituals of taste and display. Discussion These three perspectives on the sociality of vaping help nuance our understanding of how and why young people vape, and also suggest why public health outreach efforts may not be effective when they reduce youth vaping uptake to peer pressure. As youth vape use is on the rise in Australia, these perspectives matter for understanding this important social phenomenon and may help policy development move beyond simplifications of youth cultural motivations.

A single-session growth mindset intervention among Chinese junior secondary school students.

Brief, low-cost growth mindset interventions improving academic-related outcomes can be valuable. However, less is known regarding their effectiveness on learning motivation, behaviors, and academic performance in non-Western cultures like China. This study aimed to examine the effects of a single-session growth mindset intervention on Chinese junior secondary students during the COVID-19 pandemic. We recruited 618 Chinese junior secondary school students from two schools and cluster-randomly assigned them to be the intervention school (n = 311) or the control school (n = 307). Data was collected during the fall semester of 2019 and the spring semester of 2020. Compared with the control school, students in the intervention school reported stronger growth mindset (partial η2 = 0.02, p < .001), academic self-efficacy (partial η2 = 0.02, p < .001), study engagement (partial η2 = 0.01, p = .041), and improved Chinese performance (partial η2 = 0.07, p < .001), with lower helpless attributions (partial η2 = 0.03, p < .001) over time. The intervention had direct and indirect effects (i.e., via the growth mindset) on helpless attributions and academic self-efficacy, with an indirect effect on study engagement.The results support the effectiveness of the brief growth mindset intervention.

Motivation for Domestic Tourists to Visit Pemuteran Tourism Village, Buleleng Regency

Pemuteran Village is famous for its marine tourism, becoming one of the best diving locations in Bali. This study aims to determine the motivation of domestic tourists to visit Pemuteran Tourism Village. This study is descriptive statistics, data collection through surveys, interviews, observations, and documentation. Surveys by 110 respondents, sample collection in the form of accidental sampling. The results of the study of domestic tourist motivation from the variables of novelty seeking and physical motivation averaged 4.13, stress busting and fantasy motivation averaged 4.03 for achievement and social motivation average value of 3.77, family oriented motivation averaged 4.28 and cultural motivation averaged 3.79. The highest variable motivation is family oriented motivation averaged 4.27 and the lowest motivation is Achievement and Social Motivation averaged 3.78. This study produced three clusters of the K-Maen method, namely exploration cluster, escape cluster and countryside vibes cluster.

The Influence of Work Culture Motivation, Job Satisfaction on Employee Performance with the Remuneration System as a Moderator Variable of Ibn Khaldun University Bogor

The Influence of Work Culture Motivation, Job Satisfaction on Employee Performance with the Remuneration System as a Moderator Variable of Ibn Khaldun University Bogor

Territorial Images of Yorùbáland Cartographic Styles and Symbolic Representation in the Mid-Nineteenth Century

In the nineteenth century, Euro-American maps of Africa in the cultural contact of Europeans and Africans were also rhetorical devices, which articulated the politics of territorial conceptions of the geographical space. I contend that cartographic styles visually prompt alternative territorial perspectives with insights into past geographies. The paper examines three nineteenth-century maps of Yorùbáland in West-Central Africa highlighting cartographic styles, symbolic representations and territorial politics. Through a historical-stylistic analysis, I explore the cultural motivation of map production, their composition and the semiotic evaluation of their representations to stress alternative map appearances. These maps worked in territorial power relations, which highlight map styles as a persuasive element in the social construction of territorial identities and interests. Overall, the paper stresses maps are vital devices in the nineteenth century territorialisation of Yorùbáland, which exemplify the cultural interdependence of Europeans, Americans and Africans.

Adaptation Analysis Of Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince Novel By J.K. Rowling Into Film By David Yates

Nowadays, there are many literary works that is transformed into an adaptation work. One of them is J.K rowling's novel entitled Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince with the same title. Using this object, this article focuses on the motives that exist in the process of adapting the novel and make it into the form of a film adaptation. During process of transformation,it arises some changes and some excisions. These changes because of the consequences of the differences in the media, the text and audiovisual. There are three issues discussed in this research. First, what are the changes that have been made by the production team, the second, the consequences of differences in media against stories in novels and films, the third, the motives that contained in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Then, we use comparative method in this study in order to compare the differences between the novel and the film. During the process of analysis, we use the theory of adaptation and semiotic analysis. Furthermore, this article begins by classifying the differences that exist in the novel and compare it to the movie. After that, we use semiotics in order to help find the ideology that contained in the novel and the film. This ideology helps on finding the motives that contained in the film adaptation. The results of the analysis are: dominant ideology in the film adaptation is capitalism ideology that explains the economic and cultural motives in this film adaptation.

Students' Motivation to Attend Al-Qur'an Learning on Telegram

This research aims to unravel the motivation of participants from various countries in memorizing the Qur'an on social media, especially on Telegram. One of the most popular social media in the Arab world is a telegram which is used as a medium for learning the Qur'an. تسميع حر رفيقات الخير and تسميع وتعاونون بين الاخوات are halaqah's of memorizing the Al-Qur'an specifically for women who are the objects of this research. The theory used in this study is the theory of the ARCS Model to understand and analyze the phenomenon of motivation for learning the Qur'an on social media. The research method used was qualitative with case studies in the two groups by interviewing several female students. Data collection techniques were carried out through interviews, observation, and documentation. The results showed that the participants gave attention to memorizing the Qur'an due to cultural motives which have become a hereditary tradition, not something new or unique. There are elements relevant to memorizing the Al-Qur'an with daily life that is a need for the soul, there is a feeling of wanting to be calm, happy, feeling safe and protected from danger so that it is motivated to interact with the Al-Qur'an. Element Confidence that is, students believe memorizing the Qur'an can motivate them to succeed in the hereafter, not only in the world. Elements satisfaction that is, the participants have a feeling of satisfaction from within themselves in memorizing the Qur'an. The novelty value of this research is the importance of motivation and its elements in memorizing the Qur'an to achieve the pleasure of Allah SWT. The importance of using telegram media from any country in collaborating to transmit the Qur'an towards quality memorization. Motivation to memorize the Qur'an is an important indicator in the religious traditions of Arab women. It is a traditional practice that has been passed down from previous generations to the present so that memorizing the Qur'an is not something unique and new but a sure way to achieve true happiness not happiness in the world alone.

Comprehending Determinants and Outcomes of Cultural Tourism to India

This study explores relevant cultural motives amongst foreign tourists visiting India for cultural tourism and explains their role in the formation of destination satisfaction using the S-O-R theory. The conceptual model is empirically tested through a survey using 378 samples using Exploratory Factor Analysis followed by Structural Equation Modelling. Our research found that motives, namely learning local culture, seeking spiritual experiences, experiencing novelty, engaging in social consumption, and experiencing relaxation, are the five principal drivers determining cultural tourist destination selection. This study identifies that tourism motives influence destination satisfaction and positively contribute to WOM intentions. Our research suggests that administrators must create thematic recreation/entertainment options that underscore the local flavour to improve destination satisfaction amongst foreign cultural tourists.

Cognitive Analysis of “Fog” Metaphor in Poetry of the Tang Dynasty

In the cognitive linguistic view, metaphor is not only a linguistic device but also a mode of thinking that people use to conceptualize and comprehend the world. Cconceptual metaphors are a set of mappings from a concrete source domain from an abstract target domain. The cognitive foundation of conceptual metaphor is a variety of human experience. Poetry of the Tang Dynasty abounds with metaphorical images. Fog is a regularly used image in poetry of the Tang Dynasty. Yet the research on fog from the perspective of conceptual metaphor remains as an under-explored area. Based on conceptual metaphor theory, the current research aims to sort out the classification of fog metaphors and the cognitive foundation as well as cultural motivation behind those fog metaphors in poetry of the Tang Dynasty. The cognitive analysis of fog can offer a new dimension to the exploration of both the image of fog and metaphor in poetry of the Tang Dynasty. In addition, the cognitive approach to fog metaphor in poetry of the Tang Dynasty can better reflect the unique cultural cognition of ancient China, and extend the research on classical Chinese poetry, which is a step forward in cognitive poetics, and offer implications for the appreciation, translation and teaching of poetry of the Tang Dynasty.

Perceptions of Sun Protection, Skin Tone, Colorism, and Dermatologic Care Among South Asians in the USA.

South Asians (SAs) are among the fastest growing populations in the USA. Colorism - the system of inequality that views lighter skin as more advantageous in society - is prevalent in SA culture. This study evaluates motivations of sun protection use, attitudes of colorism, and skin lightening (SL) practices among SA Americans. Two-hundred-four participants recruited from online forums and ResearchMatch completed a questionnaire. Over half (111/204) reported use of sunscreen, of which 39.6% (44/111) reported daily or frequent use. Nearly half of respondents (98/204) believed that they are not at risk for skin cancer, with 37.7% (77/204) reporting minimal knowledge of skin cancers and only 4.9% (10/204) receiving a total body skin exam. One-third (65/204) reported being more concerned about prevention of tanning than skin cancer. In total, 38.2% (78/204) of respondents reported use of SL products, of which 33.3% (26/78) reported hydroquinone-based products and 26.9% (21/78) were unaware of the ingredients in their SL product. Only 16.7% (13/78) consulted a medical professional before using SL products. While many agreed that SA culture places high importance on light skin with regards to beauty standards (82.3%, 168/204), less noted that lighter skin is more beautiful (37.0%, 74/204). SL users more strongly agreed with colorism attitudes than non-users. Limitations include a small sample size with younger participants. Dermatologists must be mindful of the cultural motivations for skin tone preferences, sun protection habits, and SL behaviors and provide culturally relevant education on sunscreen, skin cancer, and risks of SL for the SA community.

The Mechanism of Stimulating Resident tourists’ Place Attachment via Festivals

ABSTRACT In this research, the Stimulus-Organism-Response (S-O-R) paradigm is employed to empirically investigate the connections between cultural motivation, involvement, authenticity, and place attachment in festivals from the perspective of resident tourists. We collect data through a questionnaire survey (N = 382) during the festival Encounter in Macao – Arts and Cultural Festival between China and Portuguese-Speaking Countries. Subsequently, the model is assessed using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling with AMOS 26.0. The outcomes reveal that both cultural motivation and involvement positively affect authenticity, which in turn enhances place attachment. These findings have significant strategic and practical implications for festival organizers and service providers involved in festival management.

Biblioclasm :A Sociocultural Study of Knowledge Destruction and Prevention Through Legal Mechanisms

‘Biblioclasm: A Sociocultural Study of Knowledge Destruction and Prevention Through Legal Mechanisms’ explores the complex and multifaceted phenomenon of biblioclasm, the deliberate destruction of books and knowledge repositories, from a sociocultural perspective. This paper explores the causes of biblioclasm, its historical and modern expressions, and the function of legislative safeguards in preserving intellectual variety and cultural heritage. The study explores the sociocultural roots of biblioclasm and considers the different ideological, political, religious, or cultural motivations that people or groups may have for wanting to eliminate information. The study offers insights into the destructive forces that have affected human history by using historical examples like the burning of the Library of Alexandria and contemporary examples like the destruction of cultural artifacts by terrorist organisations. This study also emphasises the value of legislative safeguards in preventing biblioclasm and safeguarding the world's cultural heritage. It examines the efficiency of international treaties and conventions, such as the UNESCO Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, in averting the loss of knowledge and fostering cultural preservation. The study also looks at how domestic legal systems in particular areas or countries deal with biblioclasm. Keywords - Book Burning, Biblioclam, Iconoclasm, Destruction of Knowledge, Information Censorship, Destruction of Information

Pengaruh Motivasi Terhadap Keputusan Berkunjung Di Museum Joang 45 Jakarta

Motivation can trigger the travel process. Tourist motivation is an important factor in carrying out an activity, starting or planning it. Therefore, it is important to know the motivation of tourists to visit tourist attractions, so that it can make it easier for tourist attraction managers to understand the desires and needs of tourists. The aim of this research was to determine the influence of motivation on the decision to visit the Joang 45 Museum, Jakarta. The tourist motivations examined in this research are physical motivation, cultural motivation, individual motivation, and status and prestige motivation. This research uses quantitative methods with a sample of 100 respondents. The sampling technique uses accidental sampling technique. Meanwhile, the data analysis techniques used are validity test, reliability test, normality test, simple linear regression, t test, and coefficient determination. Based on the analysis results from the t test, it shows that motivation which includes physical motivation, cultural motivation, individual motivation, as well as prestige and status motivation influences the decision to visit the Joang 45 Museum, Jakarta. Keywords: Tourist Motivation, Visiting Decisions, Museum

The Roles of Machine Translation in Learning Among K-12 Students at the International Schools in the Great Bay Area, China

Intercultural foreign language learning among K -12 students at international schools involves the cross-cultural discovery of the changing habits of people whose mother tongue might be different instructive languages at schools. Bilingual education is essential in bridging the gap between the mother tongue and instructive languages. However, it needs effective strategies that combine in-classroom language learning with new technology. Several language learning and teaching trends concerning the digital environment and innovative technologies such as machine translation or digitalization are currently challenging K-12 schools and families. This research investigates the role of machine translation in learning among K-12 students at international schools in the cities of Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and Zhuhai. It aims to identify these gaps in existing research and propose innovative strategies for boosting learning outcomes to recognize the learning habits they developed as young learners in the 21st century and their cultural motivations. Bilingual surveys are being handed out to K-12 families. These surveys are written in both English and Chinese. In total, 221 of them were collected. The data was analyzed to examine how helpful machine translation is for academic learning in both languages. The strengths and weaknesses were summarized among K-12 students using machine translation, highlighting strategies used with it at international K-12 schools.

Культурологический аспект изучения проблемы международного терроризма

The article touches upon the issue of international terrorism from culturological point of view. Such an ap-proach allows us to understand the specificity of ethnic mentality, trace the origins and causes of terrorist moti-vation. One of the most important factors that turned terrorism into a problem, the author considers globaliza-tion. Globalization has allowed terrorists to commit crimes in almost any part of the globe. The article empha-sizes the cultural motives of terrorism, particularly the “native-alien” opposition. The cultural motivations for ter-rorism lie in the realm of cultural differences. For terrorists, only the life of their fellow tribesman or like-minded person is valuable. The life of the “alien” is of no significance, and his death causes no remorse or regret. Closely related to cultural motives are religious ones. As a result of the analysis, it is concluded that terrorism is based on political, ideological and religious issues, which, in turn, are of an economic and cultural nature.

"Investigating the Cultural Motives of Sri Lankans Towards Propensity of International Outshopping"

"Investigating the Cultural Motives of Sri Lankans Towards Propensity of International Outshopping"

Toponymy of Indonesian Islands: Historical and linguistic perspectives

This study investigates the toponymy of the Indonesian Islands. The researchers collect data by tracing documents containing islands' names from colonial to modern times. The data are taken from written sources containing the names of the Indonesian islands. The study applies a historical and linguistic approach. The research results indicate that the naming of Indonesian islands mainly involved Portuguese, Dutch, the Indonesian government, and local people. The naming of the islands is closely related to the perspective and behaviour of the parties involved in naming the islands. Besides, the naming of Indonesian islands also contained political, social, economic, and cultural motives.

Metaverse: Innovation in Teaching Methods and Game Design for Teenagers' Second Language

Metaverse is based on reality and beyond reality.Its popularity has made many people understand the world of virtual reality.Neal stephenson (American writer)described that everyone in the Metaverse has a dual identity, and ontology can exist in the parallel world of the real world and the network at the same time.If the current Internet is regarded as a two-dimensional world, then the Metaverse can be regarded as a three-dimensional world that exists in parallel.If can let second language learners enter the Metaverse, and rely on AI (artificial intelligence), VR (virtual reality) , and MR (mixed reality) to obtain a better environment experience of language learning and social language application,to solve the barriers of language learning, combine teaching with fun, and combine learning with fun. Learn from the relaxed and virtual real world, deepen learning, and apply emotion and language cultural motivation to the design of learning games,It is not only the innovation and improvement of second language classroom teaching methods, but also the perfect integration of second language learning and modern high-tech technology, and the complex international Chinese teaching is presented in a popular gamification method, which is more conducive to improving the teaching quality of second language learning.

A Corpus-based Study on Chunk-Explicitation in Interpreting: A Case Study of Chinese Leaders’ Speeches under the COVID-19 Pandemic

This study investigates the phenomenon of chunk explicitation in Chinese-English diplomatic interpretation during the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on high-frequency chunks employed by prominent national leaders, including General Secretary Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang, and State Councilor Wang Yi. The research utilizes monolingual corpus analysis and AntConc software to analyze six actual speech interpretations. It categorizes explicitation into four types: obligatory, optional, pragmatic, and translation-inherent explicitation. The study identifies three main motivations behind chunk explicitation in diplomatic interpretation: linguistic motivations stemming from syntactic and grammatical differences, cultural motivations arising from bridging cultural gaps, and interpreter motivations related to conveying information effectively. Additionally, the research assesses the implications of explicitation, including its impact on clarity, comprehensibility, and its role in conveying emotions and tone in diplomatic speeches. Chunk explicitation is a common phenomenon in Chinese-English diplomatic interpretation during the pandemic. It serves linguistic, cultural, and interpreter motivations, enhancing clarity and conveying emotions in diplomatic communication. The study contributes to diplomatic interpretation and provides practical guidance for interpreting learners and practitioners. Future research may expand the scope and classification of interpretation types, further advancing our understanding of this complex process. Ultimately, this research aids in promoting effective diplomatic communication and global understanding during crises.