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PendulumPrinciple_Chp.7.pptxCMST 340 Pendulum Principle Chapter 7
PQ: If change is the driving force behind the flow of “IC”, what drives the change itself?
TENSION
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3 Examples of “IC” Interactions:
“A Thai Mgr. working in Am. Company in Thailand” (NY’s gifts)
“White people in Snow Low, Az./ White Mt. Apache in Snow Low, Az.” (Apache charged with starting fire)
“Indigenous Fijians/ Indo- Fijians” (Land)
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Cultural Needs: (3 examples, text)
Certain tension exists between interacting cultures
Result of tension, cultures face a dilemma
Each dilemma calls for resolution
Qs: Why do tensions arise? Why constantly facing dilemmas? Positionality principle
Positions: stance one takes Needs: why desire something
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Maslow: Hierarchy of Needs
Physiological needs
Safety needs
Affection
Esteem
Self-actualization
(must be met …lower needs the reach higher needs)
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Tension creates potential for change! (Zero tension…no potential for change…no communication)
“IC” and Ethnolinguistic Vitality:
Range and importance of language usage
Objective: # of people speaking lang.
Subjective: a certain position perceived by members
Language could be a focal point for disagreement!
Linguistic Imperialism: use of Eng. Lang. globally
Linguistic Landscape: lang. of public signs, symbols, billboards, street names, etc.
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“IC” and “VOICE”: (a stance or position from which to speak)
Who can speak, when, and in what way!
Colonialism: cultural voice ignored or silenced by dominant culture…control over the Other
(Great Britain at one time, The Am.. Way!?)
Polyphony: conducting dialogue, engaging one’s own voice with other voices
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Pendulum Principle: (3 parts)
Contradictory nature of “IC” (interplay between opposing tensions)
“IC” interactions of Praxis (concrete practices)
Role of Change in “IC” (change can and does happen)
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Contradictory nature of “IC”
Opposing forces…dialectic…cultural “ID”
Interactive unity
Ongoing interplay
“Contradictions are a driving force of “IC”!”
Divergence: move in different directions from a common pt.
Convergence: approach same pt. from different directions
(Fig. 6&7 p.172,173)
DANGER: Overdivergence (cultural isolation/ no dialogue)and Overconvergence (complete submersion of one culture by the other)
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2. Praxis and interaction in “IC”
Concrete practices to help resolve tension
Choices: new boundary lines
Ritual: pays homage to sacred object, activity “change with time” share common rituals
Use to resolve tension…..”voting” as ritual
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3. The role of “Change” in “IC”
One of the core concepts of dialectics
Cultures can and do change
Pendulum brings about change
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Pendulum Principle Defined:
Contradictory nature of “IC”
Role of Praxis
Role of Change
“IC” is an ongoing and interactive process that simultaneously connects and keeps apart people from different cultures, producing multiple voices.
CMST 340: Pendulum Principle
Short Definition:
Pendulum Principle is lessening tension by praxis.
