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Prohibiting rituals reinforces struggle of survival

By: Ulrich Sollmann
28-12-2014
intercultural, nonverbal communication, psychology, society

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Prohibiting rituals reinforces struggle of survival

Rituals play a very important role in all cultures, in the development of children and in relationship. You cannot live without rituals. Rituals can derive from culture and society, they can also derive from the inner world of children and grown ups. They are part of communication and always embody some Kind of symbolic message.

They express and thus embody personal Needs in a certain way. It is a series of actions or type of behaviour regularly and invariably followed by someone It can be religious, social and/or personal. ( This reminds me of the discussion in China right now if Christian rituals referring to Xmas should be allowed or not).

On the one hand a ritual mirrors a certain state of communication in a culture or Society. On the other hand it mirrors ………….

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Kissing father: it`s the attachment which is important

By: Ulrich Sollmann
23-12-2014
Body language, intercultural, nonverbal communication, society

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Kissing father: it`s the attachment which is important

Some weeks ago there was a video on the Chinese internet accusing a father’s “internet behaviour” to his daughter on the bus. Someone hast taking a video of a father who kissed his little girl on the bus, in public. It’s said that he kissed her over and over until they got off the bus.

A big discussion started after this video was presented. Some just asked “is this the girl’s father?” others disagreed “there’s absolutly …………….

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More about selfie and self trust

By: Ulrich Sollmann
18-12-2014
Body language, intercultural, nonverbal communication, psychology, science, society

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More about selfie and self trust

A lot is said about selfies, about making selfies and the function of selfies. Here is another aspect. A selfie serves to more deeply entrench the sexual objectification of women and girls and that one looses the control of the self-image once it’s shared online.

Others criticize the apparent narcissism aspect.

One could also say and here we have new sociological research being done that making a selfie also is some kind of democratic nature because it holds liberatory potential. Those, who are not well presented in media obviously like to make selfies because it has a value for them. The value of being represented in media.

Because those who feel more self trust are more easily present in media.

http://sociology.about.com/od/Current-Events-in-Sociological-Context/fl/The-Selfie-Debates-Part-II.htm

thanks for the Foto http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brainlesstales.com%2Fimages%2F2013%2FDec%2Fselfie.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brainlesstales.com%2F2013-12-16%2Ftaking-a-selfie&h=1048&w=1280&tbnid=779LF6f52L3a7M%3A&zoom=1&docid=O8BCjcIybCbWWM&ei=qwmTVPzFJMXgOJazgbgP&tbm=isch&iact=rc&uact=3&dur=5145&page=7&start=152&ndsp=27&ved=0CNUBEK0DMEU4ZA

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One´s own body as private, emotional currency

By: Ulrich Sollmann
09-12-2014
Body language, intercultural, News, nonverbal communication, society

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One´s own body as private, emotional currency

Do you know what a temporary boy-friend is? Have a look at the link at the end of this post. I came across this information some weeks ago: A young woman, looking for a boy-friend, to accompany her on her journey through China. To be the travel-partner was meant to accompany her and to pay for her. The young woman said that she did not have any income and she did not want to “suffer” during her tours. So, she offered herself “all day and to spent the night with him”.

This weird story and weird offer was a fake.

Why do I post this fake? Even if this did not happen in reality, the fantasy ……….

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When grandma kills herself….

By: Ulrich Sollmann
15-10-2014
intercultural, nonverbal communication, science, society

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When grandma kills herself….

One result of the speedy urbanisation is the dramatically increasing suicide of old people. Three times as much as members of other social Groups kill themselves i said by Chinese scientists recently stated. Professor He Xuefeng from the TU Huazhong in Hubei states that the suicide of old People really is big  and even growing problem or better to say dilemma in China.

Younger people leave the rural areas for ………..

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braveness

By: Ulrich Sollmann
13-10-2014
psychology, society

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“The wisest fortitude (or bravery) is the escape”

says an old chinese proverb. How do you think about this in a world like this right now? When there is war or crisis all over the world?

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Faces of soldiers: you cannot NOT be touched

By: Ulrich Sollmann
09-10-2014
Body language, intercultural, nonverbal communication, society

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Faces of soldiers: you cannot NOT be touched

It seems that war rules the world at many places. War is done by people. People have faces, faces which mirror the state of feeling before the war, during the war and after the war.

The photographer Lalage Snow has shared powerful series of photos showing the transformative faces of service men who had been in Afghanistan. The photos show significant differences in the three states of being. They show personal and psychological differences. Interesting is that the face by itself just look. At one face you don’t realise important differences. But when you put the three faces together you’re overwhelmed and even deeply touched by the relevance of these differences.

Lalage Snow does not have a special message as he said, but he said maybe the photos and the faces speak for themselves.

Look at those attractive and mysterious faces. They will make you want to keep looking.

http://www.upworthy.com/mesmerizing-photographs-of-soldiers-faces-before-and-after-a-war?g=2

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/lalage-snow-we-are-the-not-dead-interview

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Sex is gender and “not” sex

By: Ulrich Sollmann
22-09-2014
Body language, intercultural, News, nonverbal communication, psychology, science, society

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Sex is gender and “not” sex

From a very early age on we can decipher sex, sexuality and the differences in detail. Some days ago I came across a little investigation on this competence. I was astonished about one result:

If you look at the picture above you maybe ask if you know the difference between the individuals pictured are male or female. Most of the people are able to decipher by ……..

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Alibabas success: western vs chinese way of capitalism (part 1)

By: Ulrich Sollmann
21-09-2014
intercultural, News, psychology, society

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Alibabas success: western vs chinese way of capitalism (part 1)

Last Friday the whole world, that means the global market, had an eye on China, an eye on Alibaba.

Alibaba, Chinas biggest IT-based company runs among others with Taobao the biggest virtual market-place in China. Compared to western companies Alibaba is bigger than Ebay and Amazon together, just to name one comparison.

Alibaba and Taobao is not only a marketplace, it is…………..

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Fatherland, Motherland and Otherland

By: Ulrich Sollmann
16-09-2014
intercultural, nonverbal communication, psychology, society

 

 

 

 

 

Fatherland, Motherland and Otherland

In Germany we name our country „Fatherland“. I was told that you in China say “Motherland”. Some days ago I found out that there’s another identification you could say.

I will call it “Otherland”.

What do I mean ………….

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