Cultural dissonance

Cultural dissonance is a phenomenon that may present itself when an individual that participates in multiple cultures (most of us) is faced with situations where s/he perceives conflicts between a set of rules from one culture and the rules of another. This phenomenon may even appear in the “same” culture (across time and across “sub-cultures”.)

We may be moving towards greater cultural complexity
Cultural complexity may be related to greater cultural interaction (a good thing) to encourage its continuous positive development we may need to address the complexity through better understanding of the emerging issues – cultural dissonance is one of these issues.

Studying cultural dissonance and cognitive dissonance together may help us ease dissonance on multiple levels.

While it’s not a panacea, it may certainly be an improvement in our current world consciousness.

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Related on the web
Cultural harmony vs. cultural dissonance. Philosophical approaches to conflict resolution. Robert N. St. Clair (University of Louisville, USA)
YuXin Jia (Harbin Institute of Technology, PR of China)

CULTURAL DISSONANCE AMONG GENERATIONS: A SOLUTION-FOCUSED APPROACH WITH EAST ASIAN ELDERS AND THEIR FAMILIESJournal of Marital and Family Therapy, Oct 2004 by Lee, Mo Yee, Mjelde-Mossey, LeeAnn.

Cultural Dissonance.Multiverse. Exploring divesity and achievement.

(a thesis on cultural dissonance)

Mapping the Future Rich (nations) get richer … gaps widen, cultural dissonance looms, environmental threats grow Virginia Tech University. Department of Architecture and Urban Studies

Gordon, E., & Yowell, C. (1999). Cultural dissonance as a risk factor in the development of students. In E. Gordon (Ed.), Education and justice: A view from the back of the bus (pp. 34-51). New York: Teachers College Press.

Tierney, W. (1993). Building communities of difference: Higher education in the twenty first century. Westport, CT: Bergin and Garvey