Journal articles: 'Cultural barrier'

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Greengold, N. L., and M. Ault. "Crossing the cultural doctor-patient barrier." Academic Medicine 71, no. 2 (February 1996): 112–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00001888-199602000-00009.

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Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua, Winnie W. S. Mak, and Ben C. P. Lam. "Is It Cultural Context or Cultural Value? Unpackaging Cultural Influences on Stigma Toward Mental Illness and Barrier to Help-Seeking." Social Psychological and Personality Science 11, no. 7 (March 12, 2020): 1022–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1948550619897482.

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There have been growing interests in sampling underrepresented populations to test whether psychological processes are universal. The present cross-sectional study examined cultural influences on stigma toward mental illness and perceived barrier to help-seeking among Hong Kong Chinese, Chinese Americans, and European Americans ( N = 555 university students). Significant cultural differences were found in the mean levels, with the two Chinese groups reporting higher levels of stigma toward mental illness and perceived barrier to help-seeking than European Americans, and these cultural differences were accounted for by face concern. In addition, the strengths of paths from face concern to stigma toward mental illness and perceived barrier to help-seeking were equivalent across the three cultural groups. These findings tease apart the source of cultural influences and underscore the importance of comparing cultural differences both at the mean level and the structural level, but more importantly, to unpackage the observed differences by testing the mediating role of cultural values.

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Масленникова, Евгения Михайловна. "CROSS-CULTURAL EQUALITY AND CULTURAL TRANSFERS." Вестник Тверского государственного университета. Серия: Филология, no. 2(69) (June 1, 2021): 191–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.26456/vtfilol/2021.2.191.

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В большинстве случаев текстовая коммуникация протекает в режиме, когда автор и его читатель (читатели) отделены друг от друга во времени и пространстве. Временной барьер между автором и читателем (читателями) определяет положение авторской проекции текста и читательской проекции текста относительно интерпретирующего диапазона текста. В статье рассматриваются особенности культурного трансфера для обеспечения равноценности двуязычной текстовой коммуникации. The time barrier between the author and readers determines the position of the author’s projection of the text and readers’ projection of the text relative to the interpreting range of the text. The article discusses the features of cultural transfer to keep up the equivalence of bilingual text communication.

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Mendes, Aysha. "Cultural perception as a barrier to lifestyle change." British Journal of Community Nursing 21, no. 11 (November 2, 2016): 583. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjcn.2016.21.11.583.

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LAROSA, JENNIFER A. "Cultural Bias as a Barrier to Pain Recognition." Hospitalist News 6, no. 1 (January 2013): 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1875-9122(13)70018-x.

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Muhammad Shaikh, Faiz, Dr Anwar Ali Shah G.Syed, and Zahid Hussain kazi. "ISSURES OF TEXTILE EXPORTERS IN THE CONTEXT OF PAK-INDIA TRADE." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 10, no. 5 (January 26, 2015): 2168–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.24297/ijmit.v10i5.620.

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This research investigates the issues of Textile exporters in the context of PAK-India trade relation. Data were collected from 100 exporters by using simple random technique. Data were analyzed by using SPSS-20 version, A structural questionnaire was developed for the reliability and validity of the data. It was revealed that respondents regard governmental regulations, customs procedure and licensing, technical standards and health regulations, sanitary and phytosanitary measures and certification as the major barriers to export. The anti-dumping and tariff barrier are not the major barriers but tends to be the major ones. The tariff barrier may be low due to several rounds of GATT and WTo. It was further revealed that the respondents regard the market access problems and labeling and packaging as the major barriers to export. Although not the major barriers but cultural one, the currency exchange rate and informational barrier tend to be the major barriers to export. The Legal and Political barriers, Languages and Customs, demand of the product, working structure / schedule of the targeting country, business environment are not regarded as barriers to export.

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Skelcher, Shannon. "Cultural Conceptions of Flipped Learning." International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education 13, no. 4 (October 2017): 17–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijicte.2017100102.

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The use of flipped learning as a pedagogical approach has increased in the 21st century. While there is an existing survey of literature regarding the development in American educational institutions – and fewer in an Asian context – there are some unique cultural considerations that may need to be examined regarding flipped learning's adoption and adaptation in Asia. This paper serves as a literature review focusing on several Asian nations with respect to three major considerations in comparison to the United States: geographical, educational, and cultural. After the comprehensive review, which comments on the number of relevant publications available per nation, this paper concludes that there is no significant barrier to the implementation of flipped learning in Asia beyond the existing considerations apparent in the United States (access, time, and institutional support). Additionally, the prevalence of flipped learning in Asia, and the purposes of various studies surveyed, indicate that cultural barriers, at least in this area, are becoming less notable or authoritative as national or historical distinctions are diminishing through Millennials' tendencies toward globalization.

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Chan, Margaret. "LEAPing the Cultural Barrier: life education comes to China." Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy 6, no. 3 (January 1999): 327–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09687639996981.

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Zhou, Liting. "A Case Analysis of How Cultural Identity Works in Intercultural Communication." Journal of Innovation and Social Science Research 8, no. 8 (August 30, 2021): 35–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.53469/jissr.2021.08(08).10.

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The cultural identity issue has always been an interesting topic in intercultural communication. This paper describes and analyzes the business case of JH under the theoretical framework of Social Identity Theory, Cultural Iceberg Model, and Intercultural Competence Model through the approach of discourse analysis. As is demonstrated in the case of JH, intercultural challenges like cultural awareness, communication style, language barrier and decision-making difference are ineluctable. The paper presents the challenges or threats related to cultural identity in intercultural communication and it attempts to find possible ways to enhance intercultural competence as well as overcoming intercultural barriers in intercultural communication.

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Hodge, David R., Paul Cardenas, and Harry Montoya. "Cultural Sensitivity in ATOD Agencies: Administrator and Staff Perceptions in the Hispanic Heartland." Advances in Social Work 1, no. 2 (November 30, 2000): 137–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.18060/19.

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Administrator and staff perceptions (N = 72) of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) agency cultural sensitivity were explored in a predominantly Hispanic rural area with elevated levels of acculturation and high ATOD usage. While providers generally agreed that a relatively moderate need existed for training related to cultural issues, a more nuanced picture emerged in the purview of culturally- related barriers. Administrators viewed the lack of appropriate interpreters and language as a greater barrier than did the staff. Administrators also held higher perceptions of agencies’ cultural competency. The overall high assessment of cultural sensitivity may result from the substantial number of Latino providers.

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Ray, Deepa. "Overcoming cross-cultural barriers to knowledge management using social media." Journal of Enterprise Information Management 27, no. 1 (February 4, 2014): 45–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jeim-09-2012-0053.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the barriers to knowledge management (KM) due to various national cultural dimensions and to understand how social media can be used to mitigate those barriers to KM processes within organizations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins with a focussed review of existing literature to understand the key concepts in KM and national culture. The paper then outlined the important dimensions of national culture and the barriers they introduce to the KM processes. The paper also briefly reviews the features of some of the popular social media tools available. The paper then conceptually link the three areas of KM, national culture and social media to emerge with a clear picture of how social media can overcome KM barriers due to specific cultural traits. Findings – National culture has multiple dimensions and each of these dimensions can act as a significant barrier to KM within organizations. Social media tools have rich interactive features which can help overcome these barriers. Choosing the correct social media tool with specific features can help alleviate the issues introduced by specific cultural traits. Originality/value – This paper integrates the three areas of KM, national culture and social media. It provides an understanding of how the various cultural dimensions can act as barriers to KM. It particularly outlines specific social media tools to remedy obstacles to KM due to each of the national culture dimension.

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Thews, Kami N., Zachary K. Winkelmann, Lindsey E. Eberman, Kirsten A. Potts, and Kenneth E. Games. "Perceived Barriers to Reporting Mental and Behavioral Illness in the Fire Service." International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training 25, no. 1 (January 1, 2020): 31–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.2019-0035.

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Firefighters are exposed to psychological stress while on duty that could lead to mental and behavioral illnesses that may go unreported. We surveyed firefighters to identify their perceived barriers encountered when attempting to report a mental and behavioral illness with a follow-up question related to how difficult the selected barrier was in the reporting process. A total of 314 firefighters completed the instrument, with most indicating they experienced cultural barriers such as social norms from administration and peers. The findings demonstrate an overall demand for a cultural change within the fire service for a supportive environment that encourages reporting.

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Magnus, Peter. "Preparation for social work students to do cross-cultural clinical practice." International Social Work 52, no. 3 (May 2009): 375–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872808102070.

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English Thorough preparations are required to do placements in an unfamiliar culture. Applying the concepts of proficiency and cross-cultural understanding, the article explores the development of a suitable student role, safety measures, the language barrier and how to keep writing and learning in a challenging placement situation. French Des préparations minutieuses sont requises pour effectuer un placement en stage dans une culture non familière. Appliquant les concepts de compétence et de compréhension interculturelle, l’article explore le développement d’un rôle d’étudiant approprié, des mesures de sécurité, de la barrière linguistique et la façon de continuer à écrire et apprendre dans une situation de placement stimulante. Spanish Es necesario prepararse a fondo para realizar una práctica dentro de una cultura ajena. Aplicando los conceptos de competencia y entendimiento inter cultural, el artículo explora el desarrollo de un rol estudiantil apropiado, medidas de seguridad, la barrera del lenguaje y cómo mantenerse escribiendo y aprendiendo en una práctica desafiante.

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Feng, Jing Betty, Alexander J. Corner, and Ulf Henning Richter. "Sense of Power: a Barrier or Enabler for Cultural Intelligence?" Academy of Management Proceedings 2016, no. 1 (January 2016): 11462. http://dx.doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2016.11462abstract.

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이아라, 이주영, and 손보영. "The Development of Career Barrier Scale for Multi-cultural Adolescents." Korea Journal of Counseling 19, no. 5 (October 2018): 257–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.15703/kjc.19.5.201810.257.

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Halevy, Julia. "Shame as a Barrier to Cultural Sensitivity and Competent Practice." Journal of Feminist Family Therapy 19, no. 1 (May 30, 2007): 17–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j086v19n01_02.

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do Amaral Madureira, Ana Flávia. "The Psychological Basis of Homophobia: Cultural Construction of a Barrier." Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science 41, no. 3-4 (October 18, 2007): 225–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12124-007-9024-9.

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Small, Dan, Shelley Bolton, Sarah Zwaryck, Danielle Turone, and Belrina Hanuse. "From Bean to Bar: Cultural Esteem and Healing through Chocolate." Practicing Anthropology 41, no. 2 (March 1, 2019): 40–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/0888-4552.41.2.40.

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Abstract In this paper, we describe a business with cultural purpose. East Vancouver Roasters (EVR) engages women recovering from addiction and trauma in the creation of chocolate from raw cocoa beans in Canada's most demonized community: Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. The initiative has a number of goals. First, it is designed to reach a population with innovative, low-barrier employment. Second, it seeks to create a viable business with social conscience (a social enterprise). Third, its wider cultural goal is to generate social and economic capital intended to bolster community esteem. Finally, EVR presents opportunities to learn from women with psycho-spiritual pain about the meaning of work and barriers to employment. We share our stories here to describe a social enterprise from the perspective of social actors involved in its creation and operation.

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Aktürk, Gül, and Ahmadreza Shirvani Dastgerdi. "Cultural Landscapes under the Threat of Climate Change: A Systematic Study of Barriers to Resilience." Sustainability 13, no. 17 (September 6, 2021): 9974. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13179974.

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Cultural landscapes reflect a cultural group’s continuous and evolved interactions with natural resources and the environment. By now, climate change has become the most significant threat to cultural landscapes, e.g., food security, water scarcity, and displacement. The cultural and natural heritage of cultural landscapes can enhance their value as integrated systems and offer solutions to the challenges brought by climate change. Although exploring tangible impacts of climate change has received sufficient attention in cultural landscapes, a systematic understanding of the main barriers has been overlooked in building climate resilience in cultural landscapes. This paper aimed to explore the main barriers to building climate resilience in cultural landscapes. The research methodology was based on the content analysis of 359 documents published between 1995 and 2020. The results revealed that the integrated approach in documentation and assessments was the most quoted technical barrier. In addition, the lack of a regulatory framework for supporting effective collaboration and cooperation has been discussed as the most significant institutional obstacle to climate resilience in cultural landscapes.

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Lacroix, Karine, and Robert Gifford. "Psychological Barriers to Energy Conservation Behavior: The Role of Worldviews and Climate Change Risk Perception." Environment and Behavior 50, no. 7 (June 23, 2017): 749–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916517715296.

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We proposed and tested a conceptual model of how cultural cognition worldviews, climate change risk perception, and psychological barriers are related to reported energy conservation behavior frequency. Egalitarian and communitarian worldviews were correlated with heightened climate change risk perception, and egalitarian worldviews were correlated with weaker perceived barriers to reported energy conservation behavior. Heightened climate change risk perception was, in turn, associated with fewer perceived barriers to engagement in energy conservation behavior and more reported energy conservation behaviors. The relation between cultural worldviews and perceived barriers was partly mediated by climate change risk perception. Individuals with distinct worldviews perceived psychological barriers differently, and some barrier components were more strongly related to energy conservation behavior than others. Overall, climate change risk perception was the strongest predictor of perceived barriers and of energy conservation behavior frequency. Future efforts should focus on reducing the psychological barriers to energy conservation behavior identified in this study.

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De Silva, G. D. R., B. A. K. S. Perera, and M. N. N. Rodrigo. "Adaptive reuse of buildings: the case of Sri Lanka." Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction 24, no. 1 (April 1, 2019): 79–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfmpc-11-2017-0044.

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Purpose Historic buildings can make a significant contribution to the history and culture of a country. Today, land scarcity has led to the demolishing of existing buildings to meet the demand for new constructions. Adaptive reuse of buildings (ARB) while preserving the hidden prestige of historic buildings plays a pivotal role in regenerating the built environment to cater to the demand that exists for new buildings. Sri Lanka has so far not embraced ARB, which can help to preserve the historical and cultural values of the existing building stock in the country. Hence, the study aims to analyze the remedial actions that can overcome the barriers to and challenges of ARB in Sri Lanka. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted a qualitative research approach by using three expert interviews and five case studies. The data collected from the case studies were analyzed using content analysis. As a part of the case studies, semi-structured interviews with 15 professionals who are already practicing ARB were conducted. Findings When making the ARB decision, key drivers and parameters of ARB have to be considered. ARB has socio-cultural, environmental and economic benefits. Sri Lanka as a developing country will definitely face barriers and challenges when adopting ARB. These barriers/challenges could be categorized as social; environmental; economic; legal-regulatory; and physical-technical-other barriers/challenges. The economic barrier, “Higher opportunity costs,” and the legal barrier, “Health and safety requirements,” stipulated by the authorities were common to all five case studies. Originality/value The study identifies the actions that can overcome ARB barriers and challenges present in Sri Lanka to reap maximum socio-cultural, environmental and economic benefits.

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Leong, Lai-Ying, Teck-Soon Hew, Keng-Boon Ooi, and Binshan Lin. "A meta-analysis of consumer innovation resistance: is there a cultural invariance?" Industrial Management & Data Systems 121, no. 8 (June 3, 2021): 1784–823. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/imds-12-2020-0741.

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PurposeIn the literature of industrial management, the focus is normally given on examining the factors that contribute to product innovation acceptance. The advocates of “pro-innovation bias” assume that consumers are open to new products and are willing to accept an innovative product. However, there is a high failure rate of technological innovations and most of the technological innovations were rejected due to users' resistance. Since the inception of innovation resistance theory (IRT), the number of studies that used IRT has gained much attention from scholars. However, the findings from these studies from various contexts are inconsistent, lack universality, and a clear understanding of technological innovation barriers. The study aims to determine whether the IRT theory is indeed valid and whether IRT is culturally invariant from the Eastern and Western cultures.Design/methodology/approachA meta-analysis based on a random-effects model and studies drawn from 24 countries and/or regions with a consolidated sample size of 10,463 was conducted. Cultural invariance was identified based on subgroup analysis. Moderator analysis was performed by applying the weighted linear regression.FindingsThe results reveal that tradition is the strongest barrier followed by the value, risk, image and usage barrier. Interestingly, there is a cultural invariance in IRT from the Eastern and Western cultures. Besides, there are significant moderating effects due to the temporal factor.Originality/valueThe study has contributed useful theoretical and managerial implications in advancing the product innovation literature.

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Noble, Alastair. "The Phantom Barrier: Ostwallbau 1944-1945." War in History 8, no. 4 (October 2001): 442–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/096834450100800404.

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Nikolic, Goran. "Is ethnic and cultural-religious heterogeneity a barrier to economic development." Medjunarodni problemi 62, no. 2 (2010): 329–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/medjp1002329n.

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The author analyzes the influence of heterogeneity of religious-ethnic structure on economic growth. Most studies show that extraordinary national-religious diversification has a negative impact on economic performance of countries. However, the institutional arrangements that involve a significant degree of decentralization may be a factor of relaxation of ethnic and religious, i.e. political animosity. Positive economic experiences of some institutional and ethnically complex countries show that the single economic policy is possible and that strong the national heterogeneity is not necessarily a negative factor for economic development if there are viable democratic institutions.

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Karki, Tej Bahadur, and Kalpana Khadka. "Cultural Barrier at the time of Menstruation: Perspective from Girl Students." Nepal Journal of Multidisciplinary Research 2, no. 2 (November 8, 2019): 16–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njmr.v2i2.26281.

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Culture is man-made; one belief system originated with the human civilization. It has bounded the people within one common belief system. Culture determines the personality of people. Here, the main objective of this study is to find out the cultural barriers to girls at the time of menstruation. The study was conducted among the 120 girls of secondary level school. The study found that 50% girls reported that they were deprived to carry out the daily activities like cooking and fetching water and more than 80% girls shared that they were deprived to go in religious places at the time of menstruation. The result founds that still the cultural practices have created the stigma and discrimination towards the girls at the time of menstruation which has direct effect in their personal and professional growth and development as well as it has also significantly affected in the menstrual hygiene management. So, there is need of massive awareness program to society about the negative impact of harmful cultural practices related to menstruation.

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Eichenfield, Lawrence, Peter Elias, Joseph Fowler, Paul Horowitz, and Renee McLeod. "Understanding Skin Barrier Differences: A Demographic, Cultural, and Medical Diversity Viewpoint." Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery 32, no. 2S (June 2013): S16—S20. http://dx.doi.org/10.12788/j.sder.0021.

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Pinti, Daniel. "Panelling without walls: Narrating the border in Barrier." Studies in Comics 11, no. 2 (November 1, 2020): 293–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/stic_00031_1.

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Brian K. Vaughan’s and Marcos Martin’s science fiction comics series, Barrier (2015‐18), is a five-issue story set on the US-Mexican border and contributing to the continuing public discourse surrounding undocumented immigration in the United States. First appearing as a webcomic on Vaughan’s Panel Syndicate website and later published in comic book form by Image Comics, Barrier’s story of two characters, a Honduran refugee and a Texas rancher who struggle with and eventually come to rely on one another, depicts linguistic and cultural boundaries and borders, as well as the frustration and hostility they can generate. As comics, Barrier’s very medium works by means of crossing boundaries and borders: binaries (like word and image) are complicated if not subverted, and the borders of each panel remain closed yet open for sequential art to function as a medium for narrative. Moreover, as a bilingual webcomic crossing into print yet all but encouraging an ongoing virtual engagement through web searches and Google Translate, the series demands further creative energy from the reader in reimaging various barriers, borders and positions of liminality. Although stories that represent various kinds of borders (social, cultural and geopolitical) and various ways of establishing, challenging, crossing or deconstructing borders are frequently found in graphic narratives, Barrier demonstrates the south-west border to be one the medium of comics is especially suited to explore. Barrier is a work that takes as its very subject, to borrow a phrase from Ramzi Fawaz, ‘spatially drawn analogies’ in order to engage graphically matters of genuine political import. In doing so, Barrier not only reflects obliquely on its own form, but also engages creatively with one of the most politically and culturally contested spaces in contemporary US culture.

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Sachdeva, Sandeep, Najam Khalique, M. Ansari, Zulfia Khan, Sunil Mishra, and Gaurav Sharma. "Cultural determinants: Addressing barriers to holistic diabetes care." Journal of Social Health and Diabetes 03, no. 01 (June 2015): 033–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2321-0656.140885.

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Abstract Background: Cultural beliefs and traditional practices nearly affect all aspects of diabetes care. Therefore, understanding its broader cultural context can serve as important background information for effective care for diabetes. Materials and Methods: We conducted this study to explore the cultural determinants in diabetes care and to propose a broad theoretical framework for cultural assessment in persons with diabetes. Explanatory Model Interview Catalog interviews of 25 diabetes persons were conducted. Results: We found that perception about diabetes is influenced by tradition, customs and ethos. Diabetes does not show early signs and therefore symptoms are usually ignored until they interfere with their day-to-day living. Following dietary advice was the most difficult part of diabetes care due to varied cultural barriers. Due to cultural reasons, diabetes is still not assigned due priority by the family. Health illiteracy and cost of care were important barriers for seeking care. Diabetics taking conventional treatment often used complementary treatment, which may be hazardous. Language was also considered a barrier for effective diabetes care. Females struggle more for receiving appropriate care for their diabetes due to social and cultural factors. Conclusion: Cultural assessment needs to be done at various stages - initial assessment, identification of cultural issues in care, planning for culturally relevant intervention and evaluation. This calls for focused elements relevant to the presenting problem, necessary intervention, and participatory evaluation. Cultural values, beliefs, customs, and family patterns may be used as clues for planning diabetes care. Such interventions are likely to bear significant impact on diabetes care in times to come.

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Stephens, Nicole M., Sarah S. M. Townsend, and Andrea G. Dittmann. "Social-Class Disparities in Higher Education and Professional Workplaces: The Role of Cultural Mismatch." Current Directions in Psychological Science 28, no. 1 (December 18, 2018): 67–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963721418806506.

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Differences in structural resources and individual skills contribute to social-class disparities in both U.S. gateway institutions of higher education and professional workplaces. People from working-class contexts also experience cultural barriers that maintain these disparities. In this article, we focus on one critical cultural barrier—the cultural mismatch between (a) the independent cultural norms prevalent in middle-class contexts and U.S. institutions and (b) the interdependent norms common in working-class contexts. In particular, we explain how cultural mismatch can fuel social-class disparities in higher education and professional workplaces. First, we explain how different social-class contexts tend to reflect and foster different cultural models of self. Second, we outline how higher education and professional workplaces often prioritize independence as the cultural ideal. Finally, we describe two key sites of cultural mismatch—norms for understanding the self and interacting with others—and explain their consequences for working-class people’s access to and performance in gateway institutions.

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Whitfield, Patricia, Beverly J. Klug, and Patricia Whitney. "‘Situative cognition’: barrier to teaching across cultures." Intercultural Education 18, no. 3 (August 2007): 259–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14675980701463604.

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Ivanova, Tatiana. "Culture specific words as a barrier in cross-cultural communication in construction business." MATEC Web of Conferences 251 (2018): 06014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201825106014.

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This research is an examination of the word as a cultural unit in cross-cultural communication in construction business. The qualitative analysis of some vocabulary units shows that simple words should be perceived as culture specific and might serve as barriers in cross-cultural communication. It is explained by the fact that speakers of different cultural backgrounds have little awareness about cultural associations that the word entails apart from its direct meaning. The comparative cultural research employed in the process of the study demonstrates that the perception of words largely depends on the type of culture the speakers represent, as well as the peculiarities of cultural, historical and social background of the latter. The results of the study are presented in the form of analysis of the linguistic data and cultural phenomena, which take place in cross-cultural communication.

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Benahnia, Abdellah. "Application of Motivation in Arab EFL/ESP Learners' Settings: A Socio-Cultural Approach." European Scientific Journal, ESJ 13, no. 4 (February 28, 2017): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2017.v13n4p73.

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One of the most challenging aspects of language teaching that faces teachers in general and those in the Gulf area in particular is how to "motivate" their learners. Unlike in any other parts of the world, a large segment of the student population in the Gulf area come either from a middle-class or a wealthy-class. However, the poor-class category seems to get larger any time there is a recession period or a drop in the price of oil. Therefore, the student population can be categorized into two main streams: those who are considering education as a vehicle that helps a person to achieve his goals and objectives and excel in life; and another category that looks at education as supplementary luxury added to their lavish life-style and accumulated wealth by their families. This itself serves as a sociocultural barrier to the application of motivation in class in addition to other barriers. This article tries to shed light on some of those barriers and provide suggestions and recommendations on how to boost the learners' motivation, and help reducing underachievement and failures in second language learning in the Gulf area.

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Shoham, Aviv, and Gerald S. Albaum. "Reducing the Impact of Barriers to Exporting: A Managerial Perspective." Journal of International Marketing 3, no. 4 (December 1995): 85–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1069031x9500300410.

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Most prior research on barriers to exporting has been descriptive. The perceived importance to firms of numerous barriers has been documented in various countries and regions. Perceptions of barriers are important because they influence managerial behavior in international markets. Surprisingly, researchers have mostly ignored the firm and decision making characteristics that give rise to barriers. Why do some firms perceive barriers to be more important than other firms? Or, why do some firms perceive a given barrier as more important than it is for another company? The research reported here examines the role of cultural distance and managerial decision-making style as explanatory variables. The data indicate that both play a role in predicting the perceived importance of export barriers to exporters.

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Kay, Margaret, Geoffrey Mitchell, Alexandra Clavarino, and Erica Frank. "Developing a framework for understanding doctors' health access: a qualitative study of Australian GPs." Australian Journal of Primary Health 18, no. 2 (2012): 158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py11003.

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Health access behaviours of doctors need to be understood if the profession is to adequately respond to concerns raised about doctors’ health. There has been limited investigation of these issues and most qualitative studies have focussed on doctors who have been seriously unwell. This research project was designed to explore doctors’ attitudes to health access and the barriers they experience using six independently facilitated focus groups (37 general practitioners) in Brisbane, Australia. Themes that emerged using inductive thematic analysis were grouped into three key categories. The findings challenge current representations of doctors’ health within the medical literature. Doctors in this study reported positive attitudes towards their own health care. Health access, however, was difficult because of the barriers they encountered. These barriers are described in detail revealing the rationale used by doctors seeking care. A framework of patient, provider and profession barrier domains is developed to enable a comparison between the health access barriers of the doctor and those experienced by the general community. The complexity is highlighted as the socio-cultural factors woven through these barrier domains are recognised. The potential for this framework to provide a structure for future interventions to enhance doctors’ health access is discussed.

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GERE *, CHARLIE. "Breaking the Time Barrier." Culture and Organization 10, no. 1 (March 2004): 53–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14759550410001675208.

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Sahadevan, Pavol, and Mukthy Sumangala. "Effective Cross-Cultural Communication for International Business." Shanlax International Journal of Management 8, no. 4 (April 1, 2021): 24–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.34293/management.v8i4.3813.

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In today’s business and pandemic scenario, working in an international team is common with remote workers, overseas offices, and inescapable cultural gaps. The diversity of co-workers may become a cultural barrier that some people don’t know how to overcome. Most of the professionals do not even realize the problems of cultural differences in their work. Cultural awareness helps managers to effectively transact with their employees and other stakeholders. Understanding the diverse workforce and guiding them for effective cross-cultural communication is essential for multicultural firms, or else they may face several issues in the areas of employee relationships, staffing, attrition rates, trade policies, mergers, advertising, business stakeholder relationships, team building, and negotiations. Language, stereotypes, non-verbal signs, emotional display, ethnocentrism, anxiety, uncertainty, perception, and prejudice are the invisible barriers to enculturation. This paper discusses how to effectively communicate in a culturally diverse organization by sharing and exchanging ideas based on mutual understanding, respect, and credibility. Best practices for effective cross-cultural communication are summarized in this chapter for the use of students, academicians, and managers in intercultural contexts. This will help them to gain some insights about multicultural environments and how to get along with people by maintaining etiquette, mutual respect, reciprocal cognition, and avoiding stereotypes. The study also discusses the importance of inclusive communication, constructive transactions, cross-cultural training, and design thinking in modern organizations. The paper may be very effective to teach subjects like Organisation behavior and International business communication.

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Hoult, Simon. "Engaging with the cultural ‘other’: The ‘colonial signature’ and learning from intercultural engagements." International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning 12, no. 2 (December 15, 2020): 106–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.14324/ijdegl.12.2.03.

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In this article, the idea of the ‘colonial signature’ is advanced as a potentially pivotal response to triggers that deepen or act as barriers to intercultural learning. From a postcolonial positioning, empirical data is then examined to consider the responses to intercultural-learning triggers of 14 UK-based student teachers on a study visit to India specifically through an analysis of their reflective writing and interviews. Participants’ responses to varied triggers became significant colonial signatures to their intercultural learning. The learning deepened where responses were reflexive and articulated with reference to the global powerbase that underpins study visits to the Global South. Where responses to triggers provoked more shallow comparisons with home, the colonial signatures resulted in closed-down discussion, thus acting as a barrier to further learning. This has implications not only for study visits, but also, more widely, for the approach to global learning.

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Whitehouse, Hilary, and Neus Evans. "“I am Not a Greenie, But”: Negotiating a Cultural Discourse." Australian Journal of Environmental Education 26 (2010): 19–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s081406260000080x.

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AbstractA cultural discourse is not usually considered to be a barrier to the implementation of sustainability in schools. A study conducted in four different state primary schools in regional Queensland, found leading environmental educators did not wish to be identified as “greenies”. “Greenie” is a highly recognisable and well-used community discourse in regional Australia. The social appellation is shorthand for environmentalist and its use is divided almost irreconcilably between pejorative and nonpejorative attributions. To be at variance with dominant social and cultural practices and disorder an established status quo in order to transform schooling, teachers and principals must also indicate they know how to get the ordering right. This is why study participants maintain they are not “greenies” while they implement state recognised sustainability initiatives at school. This paper considers the pejorative aspect of a cultural discourse as a possible barrier to the wider uptake of sustainability in schools in regional Australia.

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Kundu, Samata. "Marginal Status of Women as a Barrier of Effective Socio-Cultural Change." International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology 8, no. 2 (February 29, 2020): 640–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.22214/ijraset.2020.2097.

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Lee, A.-Ra, Juyoung Lee, and Bo Young Son. "A Qualitative Study on the Multi-cultural Adolescents’ experience of Career barrier." Korean Journal of Youth Studies 25, no. 11 (November 30, 2018): 35–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.21509/kjys.2018.11.25.11.35.

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Cooney, Thomas M., Amanda Ratcliffe, and Jane A. K. Silver. "Supporting value creation by reducing cultural distance as a barrier to exporting." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing 1, no. 2 (2009): 205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijev.2009.029104.

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Brown, Lorraine. "Worlds Apart: The Barrier Between East and West." Journal of International and Intercultural Communication 2, no. 3 (August 2009): 240–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17513050902985323.

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Noble, A. "The Phantom Barrier: Ostwallbau 1944-1945." War in History 8, no. 4 (November 1, 2001): 442–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1191/096834401680666463.

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Chmielecki, Michał. "Culture as a barrier of knowledge sharing." Journal of Intercultural Management 5, no. 2 (June 1, 2013): 101–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/joim-2013-0013.

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Abstract Management in last decades has seen knowledge sharing become a key tool for the success of a variety of institutions. Many international companies and other organizations have developed knowledge management programs as key to their future development strategies. There are number of international organizations that have identified knowledge sharing as one of their core management tools. Yet despite its growing popularity, knowledge sharing remains a complex and challenging task. This article discusses what cultural barriers can impede knowledge sharing processes

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Author, Nailul. "INTELLIGIBILITY, COMPREHENSIBILITY, AND INTERPRETABILITY PROBLEMS IN THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN LECTURERS AND STUDENTS IN ENGLISH DEPARTMENT PROGRAM." Education and Human Development Journal 5, no. 1 (April 29, 2020): 23–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.33086/ehdj.v5i1.1315.

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Intelligibility, comprehensibility, and interpretability come to be problems in classroom interaction. Those 3 components contribute the flow of interaction, comprehend the message delivered, and contribute to the learning objectives attainment. This recent study was conducted by using qualitative research, in which the participants were from 2 universities with 4 different classes. This study clarified that the intelligibility, comprehensibility, and interpretability problems did not contribute significant problems to the participant due to the lecturer and the students are from same area, thus the cultural barriers were not be the core of barrier in the communication. It is more to the personal and interaction barriers of the students.

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Khalid, Abda. "Human excreta: a resource or a taboo? Assessing the socio-cultural barriers, acceptability, and reuse of human excreta as a resource in Kakul Village District Abbottabad, Northwestern Pakistan." Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 8, no. 1 (November 16, 2017): 71–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2017.019.

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Abstract Sustainable reuse of human excreta in socially and religiously conservative societies is extremely difficult. People's perceptions and acceptability regarding the reuse of human excreta is mainly linked to their culture. In addition, certain societies regard the cultural and social barriers more than the religious barriers. The aim of this study is to understand the perceptions of people about the reuse of human excreta for agricultural purposes. Qualitative research methods were used for data collection. Farmers in the village recognized the importance and economic benefit of reusing human excreta. They accepted the reuse of human excreta on their farms only if they were supplied with a treatment facility. Contrary to the farmers, the local community showed reluctance in reusing human excreta while recognizing the nutritional value of it. It was therefore concluded that the main barrier in sustainable and safe re-use of human excreta lies in socio-cultural and religious foundations of traditional societies like Kakul village in Abbottabad District.

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Thurber, Katherine Ann, Cathy Banwell, Teresa Neeman, Timothy Dobbins, Melanie Pescud, Raymond Lovett, and Emily Banks. "Understanding barriers to fruit and vegetable intake in the Australian Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children: a mixed-methods approach." Public Health Nutrition 20, no. 5 (November 29, 2016): 832–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980016003013.

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AbstractObjectiveTo identify barriers to fruit and vegetable intake for Indigenous Australian children and quantify factors related to these barriers, to help understand why children do not meet recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake.DesignWe examined factors related to carer-reported barriers using multilevel Poisson models (robust variance); a key informant focus group guided our interpretation of findings.SettingEleven diverse sites across Australia.SubjectsAustralian Indigenous children and their carers (N1230) participating in the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children.ResultsAlmost half (45 %;n555/1230) of carers reported barriers to their children’s fruit and vegetable intake. Dislike of fruit and vegetables was the most common barrier, reported by 32·9 % of carers; however, we identified few factors associated with dislike. Carers were more than ten times less likely to report barriers to accessing fruit and vegetables if they lived large citiesv. very remote areas. Within urban and inner regional areas, child and carer well-being, financial security, suitable housing and community cohesion promoted access to fruit and vegetables.ConclusionsIn this national Indigenous Australian sample, almost half of carers faced barriers to providing their children with a healthy diet. Both remote/outer regional carers and disadvantaged urban/inner regional carers faced problems accessing fruit and vegetables for their children. Where vegetables were accessible, children’s dislike was a substantial barrier. Nutrition promotion must address the broader family, community, environmental and cultural contexts that impact nutrition, and should draw on the strengths of Indigenous families and communities.

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Amin, Muhammad, Ijaz Ahmad Tatlah, and Arfa Afghani. "Problems Of Females’ Progression In Higher Education: Perceptions Of Female University Students." Pakistan Journal of Gender Studies 16, no. 1 (March 8, 2018): 71–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.46568/pjgs.v16i1.116.

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The study aims to investigate the barriers that hinder in the progress of females’ higher education. The study adopted a mixed methods approach. The quantitative data is collected from 200 female students of a Pakistani public university through a structured questionnaire, whereas to generate the qualitative data semi-structured interviews are conducted from 15 female students from the same group. The findings highlight ignorant parents as major barrier in the way of females’ higher education. Moreover, cultural norms, low socio-economic status, unavailability of universities in remote areas, and stereotype thinking of families are also pointed out as main barriers of females’ progression in higher education. Some implications for policy are offered and suggestions for future research are proposed.

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Bale, John, and P. David Howe. "Introduction: The Sporting Barrier: Historical and Cultural Interpretations of the Four-Minute Mile." Sport in History 26, no. 2 (August 2006): 191–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17460260600786856.

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Brenner, Anastasios. "Is There a Cultural Barrier Between Historical Epistemology and Analytic Philosophy of Science?" International Studies in the Philosophy of Science 29, no. 2 (April 3, 2015): 201–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02698595.2015.1119421.

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