FIGHTING COVID-19: NATIONAL MEASURES AND THEIR CULTURAL ROOTS
Author: Hristina Sokolova
Key words: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Intercultural Communication, Government, Measures
Abstract: The paper examines governmental measures fighting the coronavirus infection in 6 countries across the world. Reviewed sources are official reports from national governmental agencies and media sources. The research method is discourse analysis. The research paradigm is based on Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions – Uncertainty Avoidance, Power Distance, Individualism / Collectivism and Masculinity / Femininity.
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VALUE HIERARCHY AND TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE VALUE MODEL IN BULGARIA
Author: Rozalina Bozhilova
Key words: Values, Value Hierarchy, Value Orientations, Culture, Cultural Variability
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to trace and analyse to what extent values and their hierarchy are influenced by external factors. Values are considered as an element of culture. Hence, culture as a complex and dynamic system changes under the influence of various factors, leading to corresponding changes in the value hierarchy. A brief overview of the influence that technical innovations have on the value model in modern societies is done. Milton Rokeach`s views and research on the 13-year change in values in American society are presented. The transformations of values are also included but in a cross-cultural perspective through the research of Ronald Inglehart. The article also analyses the transformations of the value model in Bulgaria. The society in Bulgaria is seen as a complex example of the influence of political and economic transformations on the value hierarchy. The article can initiate further discussion concerning notions as sustainability and variability of value models in the period of transition and democracy.
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