The Lewis Model Explains Every Culture In The World By Gus Lubin

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Analysis of The Lewis Model According to report “The Lewis Model Explains Every Culture In The World” written by Gus Lubin, the culture is divided into three categories in terms of their behavior and the way to interact with other people. The three categories are Linear-actives, Multi-actives and Reactives. In his view, the categorization of national norms does not change significantly over time due to governments and multinational conglomerates pressure even though the development of global integration . He also tells us that it is very important to focus on the cultural roots of national behavior and divide culture into three categories. The aim of the survey is to understand how to interact with people from different cultures. In my opinion, …show more content…

However, I have a different attitude. With the development of economic globalization and the strengthening of the process of international exchange and integration, the different culture will mix and form new culture. Ultimately, cultural globalization will be a real thing. In my opinion, movie and other cultural products is a very important means of spreading culture. A famous Chinese cartoon movie named《Kung Fu Panda》makes more Westerners learn and like Chinese Culture. In this movie, many of the film pieces changed the traditional western film appearance, adding a lot of Chinese elements, such as buns, Tai Chi, panda, bamboo and so on. In addition, most of the background in the film is traditional Chinese ink landscape. At the same time, movie is full of the Chinese elements in the architectural structure and the clothing. Even the music of the film also added a lot of Chinese style; flute, erhu and other traditional instruments to this Western film added a refreshing feast. Besides, as we all know, religious represents the civilized quality of a country. This film also shows the unique philosophy and religious idea of the China through the performance of the role. In a word, "Kung Fu Panda" plays a good role in the spread of Chinese culture. It is the mixture of Chinese culture and Western culture, which makes the westerners appreciate the charm of Chinese traditional culture

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