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StereotypesoftheArabsandChineseAStudyonInterculturalCommunication
StereotypesoftheArabsandChineseAStudyonInterculturalCommunication
SharahiliReceived25November2014;accepted26January2015
Publishedonline26February2015
Abstract
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Keywords:
ArabsandChinese;Stereotypes;Interculturalcommunication
INTRODUCTION
Researchersinthefieldofsocialpsychologyhavenoticedtheimportanceofimagecognitionandinherentexperienceforaperson'spositiononthepoliticalandsocialissues.Theytriedtodefinetheircharacteristics,influencesanddevelopment.SocialpsychologistWalterLippmann(1992)putforwardtheconceptofimagecognitionforthefirsttimeonthepublicopinionsandpointedoutthathumanbeingsmustdefinetherealworldthroughimagecognitionmeasuresowingtothefinitenessofcognitionandlimitationofability.Borjars(1999)setthestandardofscientificcognitionforthemassestodiscriminateoneselffromotherpeopleandmadeeffortstoapplythesaidstandardtoagroupofAmericansaimingattheexperimentofdifferentiatingpeoplefromEngland,Poland,KoreaandSwedenfouryears.
Scientistsinthefieldofpsychologicalresearchemphasizetheimagecognitionisgottenfromdirectexperienceofapersonbycontactingwithotherindividualsandorganizationorfrommediaindirectly,thusindicatingcommunicatebetweenindividualsandamonggroupsaremainfactorsconstructingimagecognition.
Theterm“image”referstothecloselinkbetweencommunicationandimagecognition.Variousdefinitionsemphasizethefunctionofintercoursesintheformationofimagecognition.Inthisregardwecaninterpretthatthementalpictureisthefinalproductofimpressionsoftheselfonthingswithcertainamountofinformationbytheorganizationorthemasses.
Accordingly,theattentionontheresearchonimagewasdivertedtomediastudyfrom1960s.“LeeBristol(1960)”publishedDevelopmentofImageCognitionandmadeanimportantcontributiontothespreadoftheconceptofmedia,tradingandpoliticalground.WiththepublicationofInternationalbehavior:
Asocial-psychologicalanalysis,theworksofHerbertKelman(1965)andhiscolleagues,theattentiononimagecognitionwasextendedtothefieldofinternationalrelations.Thebookdiscussedthefunctionofcommunicationintheformationofconceptualimageintheheartofanationoracountryorpeopleofothercountriesandgeneratedthetermas“nationalimage”.
Theimageisinterrelatedwiththeinterculturalcommunication.Theinterculturalcommunicationisacriticalfactorconstructingself-imagecognitionofthemassesandsocialgroups.Similarly,thefixedimagecognitionplaysanimportantroleinthesuccessfulcommunicationofculture.Therearemanyavenuesforinterculturalcommunicationtoday.Inthisregard,tourismcanbeseenasoneoftheavenuesforinterculturalcommunication. Warmakesinterculturalcontacts.Travelnoteintroducingalsomakebridgesbetweencultures.
Filmisoneofthemostimportantmeansofculturalexchangeandcontacts.Itcanbuildapositiveornegativeimageintheaudience.Internethasbecomeaveryimportantmeansofculturalexchange.Educationmakescontactwithmanyofhostcultures.Itisoneofthemainapproachesforagrouptoformimagecognition.
Languagecarriestheculturalfactors.Eachsocietyfixesitsculturalimagethroughlanguage.Languagebecomesthemeansoftransmittingtheculture,suchasthepopularityofFrenchinAlgeria,MoroccoandTunisia,etc…
Exchangevisitsandcommunicationactivitiesamongmissionstogovernmentsandcivilmissionsareimportantmeansofculturalexchange,strengthendiplomaticrelationsbetweentwocountriesandarebeneficialtotheexchangevisitsandseminarbetweentwocountries.Economicandtradelinksmakegreatcontributiontotheculturalexchange.SalesofChinesegoodsinAfricanareabringtheculturallinksbetweenChinaandAfricaandformtheimagecognitiononChinesepeoplefarawayintheheartsofAfricanpeople.
Inrecentyears,peoplepaymoreattentiontotheresearchonimagecognitionintheworld.Countriesandgovernmentshopetoestablishagoodpictureinternationallyandpromotethedevelopmentbyutilizingtheresultsofthisresearch.Miscommunicationisnotonlyacausingfactortodamagethecountry’simagebutalsodamagesthecontactswithothercountriesandsometimeraisesclasheswiththem.
1.THEIMPORTANCEOFTHISRESEARCHPROJECT
Intheforegoing,variouschannelsofculturalcommunicationandcloselinksbetweenimagecognitionandculturaltransmissionhavebeenlisted.Theculturaltransmission,whichisthebasicapproachtoconstructtheimagecognitiononanationandsocialgroupbyothernationsandsocialgroups,couldenhanceorrestrictthetransmissionofakindofimageamongothergroups.Thesociallife,politicallifeandeconomiclifeinChinaorArabcountrieschangegreatly.Therefore,themediashallundertakethetaskofconstructingtheimagecognitionoftwocountrieswiththeconsiderationofthedifferencesandvarietiesofculturesandenvironmentsaswellasthedifferencebetweenresearchesofMediaoftwosocieties.
2.RESEARCHPROBLEMS
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WhatistheimagecognitionoftheArabsonChinesepeopleandviceversa?
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WhatarethefactorsaffectingtheconstructionofimageofChinesepeopleintheheartsoftheArabs?
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WhatarethefactorsaffectingtheconstructionofimageoftheArabsintheheartsofChinesepeople?
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WhatarethecommunicationapproachesplayingtheimportantroleintheconstructionofimageofChinesepeopleintheheartsoftheArabs?
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WhatthecommunicationapproachesplayingtheimportantroleintheconstructionofimageoftheArabsintheheartsofChinesepeople?
3.THEHYPOTHESES
H1=TherearedifferencesintheArabandChineseimagebeforeandafter2000.
H2=ThereisabadimageonChineseimportedproductsintheArabicworld.
H3=TherearenoenoughattemptsbeingtakenbyforeignmissiontopromotetheirAraborChineseculture.
H4=ThereareErroneousastereotypesinbothChinaandArab,andtherearenoeffortsofthemediatocorrectthestereotype.
4.LITERATUREREVIEW
Researchershavetriedvariousresearchesonthesubjectandthinkthatthebestresearchapproachistostudythelinksbetweenculturaltransmissionandimagecognition.
Someresearchersoncepointedoutthatculturaltransmissionistheearliestwayofcommunicationbetweendifferentnationsandthepeople.Theopen-mindednessofthemassestootherpeopleisbeneficialtomutualunderstanding,removalofcontradictionsandexpansionofcommunicationsinotherfields.
Researcher,MarvinWingfield(2001)donearesearchon“ImageCognitionontheArabsbyAmericanIntellectual”s.ThisresearchemphasizesthediscriminationandprejudiceagainsttheArabsandMuslimexistingamongAmericanintellectualsinvariousfields.ThecircumstancebecomesworseaftertheoccurrenceofSeptember11thevent.TheresearchalsoshowsthatAmericanpreschoolersdonotrecognizethephenomenonofsmearingtheimageoftheArabsgenerallyexistinginAmericansociety.
ResearchontheconstructionofimagecognitionbyHongyingWangintheyear2001,“ConstructionofNationalImage:
ResearchonContemporaryChina”,adoptsgametheory.Heemphasizesthatallcountriesmakeeffortstomaintaintheirimagesbeforethepublicintheworld,suchaseffortsmadebyHungarytojoininEuropeanUnion,effortsmadebyMalaysiaandTaiwantoacceleratetheireconomicinterestsinforeigncountriesandcompensationwiththeamountoffivemillionGermanmarksmadebyGermanyaftertheSecondWorldWartomaintainitsinterestsinthecountriesoftheworldandAmericainparticular. AimingattheconstructionofimageofChinese,Wang(2001)pointedoutthattheconceptofconstructinganationalimageemergesbeforetheestablishmentofthemoderncountry.TheresearchersstudiedthemeetingminutesoftheCommunistPartyofChinafrom1954to1998andsummarizedthattheCommunistPartyofChinamakeseffortstoconstructthegreatimageofChinesepeoplelovingpeace,theimageofvictimunderimperialismandhegemoniesandthedeveloping,independent,strivingimageofChinesepeoplesupportingnationalliberationandhavingcollaborationconsensus.
TheresearchreportofTurkishscholarIbrahimDaguge(2001)on“TheTurksintheHeartoftheArabs”alsoisveryimportant.Throughtheresearchon200ArabianelitesofTurkishdescent,thereportanalyzes13ArabianimagesandthinksthattheArabslivingintheeasternpartofthecountryhaveabadimpressionontheTurkswhiletheArabslivinginthewesternpartofthecountryhaveagoodimpressionontheTurks.ThenegativeimageoftheTurksmainlycomesfromtheimageofmilitarytotalitarianrule.Theconstructionofthisimagehasthreeapproaches:
newspaper,coursesintheschoolandcontactexperiencewithotherpeople.
Byreviewingpreviousresearchesofsomeresearchers,wecouldgetthefollowingtwoconclusions:
(a)Theresearchesshowthattheculturalbackgroundhasimportantfunctioninconstructingtheimagecognitionofthemasses.Furthermore,theculturaltransmissionhelpsthemassestoconstructnewimagecognition.Therefore,wecanseetheimportanceofculturaltransmissionandtheimportantpositionofculturaltransmissionchannelsinthepolitical,economicandsociallife.
(b)ThoughtherelationsbetweenChinaandArabiabecomemoreandmoreimportant,thereisalackofresearchonmutualimagecognitionofChinesepeopleandtheArabsuptopresent.
5.SCOPEOFTHERESEARCH
Thisresearchcarriedout
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