• Archives of design research
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.211-220
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• 2000

Cultural contact, which means a current that an influential culture diffuses to another, represents the penetration of the one to the other in a negative respect and'mixture'or 'fusion'of them in an affirmative respect. Fusion of cultures was not easy to take place in the past when nationalism and ultranationalism suppressed it ideologically, inconvenient transportation and communications were obstacles to it, and most of countries were under the influences of folk religions. Today, however, mutually heterogeneous cultures can be shared by a lot of things such as collapse of a view of nation resulted from globalization, breakdown of regional characteristics, abolition of trade barriers, freedom of communications and realtime information network. Those have rendered fusion possible. Fusion in this modern consuming society is extending much faster and more extensively than at any time in the past. In addition, more and more cultural elements seem to collide and compromise with one another in the name of fusion, not relaxing the bridle of fusion, from the present situations that preference in consumption becomes subdivided and a variety of individuality is strongly attempted to seek for, This study is on the subject of the properties of'Fusion', one of new styles in a mass culture, especially focused on sociologic cultural phenomena. Furthermore, it is expected to look for a fusion in interior design which expresses sociologic cultural phenomena most in a field of design, to examine it theoretically, and to prospect a future trend of fusion design based on investigation of the latest prevailing trend.

• International Commerce and Information Review
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.343-359
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• 2014

This study investigates how cultural differences between countries affect bilateral trade volumes, using Hofstede's cultural index that reflects nations' cultural characteristics. Empirical analyses of the impacts of Hofstede's five cultural characteristics on bilateral trade volumes are conducted either in each separate equation or simultaneously. Bilateral trade data of OECD countries plus China as of year 2010 is used for regression analysis on gravity model. Regression results from individual equation for each cultural index variable show tthe smaller the index gaps of power distances and uncertainty avoidance among countries, the larger bilateral trade volumes. On the contrary, the larger the index gaps of long-term orientation among countries, the larger bilateral trade volumes. If five Hofstede cultural indexes are regressed in a single equation, however, only variables of power distance and long-term orientation are significant. The analysis largely confirms that bilateral trade among countries with similar culture have much potrential to grow. It implies that policy actions for cultural proximity are very important for furthering bilateral trade.

• The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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• v.1 no.3
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• pp.23-30
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• 2015

Aroma therapy was used for religious or healing purpose in the world throughout the history. In these days, numbers of people use aroma therapy for various reasons such as mental health issue. Aroma diffusers are made with various subjects, but most are made with volatilization and candle by using fumigation method. Korea's a grayish-blue-powdered celadon has insignificant position in both traditional and cultural value. Grayish-blue-powdered celadon must constantly develop its style and design and collaborate with modern product to meet the demand of the today's market. In this research, it will find the method to develop an aroma diffuser by using a grayish-blue-powdered celadon to meet consumer's demand. And ultimately, this research will construct a cultural infrastructure based on traditional image and by adding more value on the traditional ceramics market.

• (The) Research of the performance art and culture
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• no.20
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• pp.309-338
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• 2010

This article is about seeking for modern festival possibility of Mudang gut with noticing a festival essence of it. Several components and process of performing Maeul gut can be a festival. But the recent condition of gut pan obstructs becoming a festival. Above of all, distorted eyes on Mudang gut deny a festivity. Transition into seeking for private fortune and the duplicity of concealing a Mudang gut have weakened a festivity of Mudang gut. Maeul gut becomes a ceremony with unequal distribution of support fund and the support fund on intangible cultural assets. Therefore, we should consider Mudang gut as a game. People need to change their preception as a performance that people can actively take part in. Mudang gut need a active participants not bystanders. When people consider them selves as actors, Mudang gut will be a festival.

• Cross-Cultural Studies
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• v.38
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• pp.297-329
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• 2015

Since 1989 about one million Jews from Former Soviet Union have immigrated to Israel. Now Russian speaking Jews are the second largest ethnic groups after the Israeli Jews who were born in Israel. Although FSU Jews have returned to their ethnic homeland, they continue to live as 'foreigners' due to a cultural distance between sending and receiving society, such as, lack of knowledge about Jewish tradition and religious practice and low level of Hebrew proficiency. Because of this reason FSU immigrants tend to continue remain strong ties with Russian language and culture. There are several reasons for such a relatively slow process of language shift of FSU Jewish immigrants, the language shift to Hebrew. Firstly, majority of FSU immigrants moved to Israel since the 1990s are older than 45. Secondly, their first residences in Israel are mostly located in small and mid-sized cities, where the proportion of Russian speaking immigrants is more than 30%. And finally they consider Russian culture is 'superior' to Israel's Levantine culture. For many Jewish diasporic communities, Judaism was a dominant factor for self-consciousness, but because of Soviet regime, aimed to break all the religious institution including Jewish, Soviet Jewry was uprooted from their religious traditions. Besides about 30% of FSU immigrants are not defined as Jews by the Jewish religious law(Halakhah). And many of them are reluctant to convert to Judaism. FSU Jewish immigrant agree that Israel must be a Jewish state, but for them 'Jewish' does not include religious elements. FSU immigrants consider that religious affiliation of citizens of Israel should not affect their civic rights.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.723-739
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• 2004

This study examines how full-time housewives manage family resources, make decisions, handle pressures, and negotiate the constraints of everyday life in a society that places unrealistic expectations upon them. We approached housewives with an assumption that they are individuals who think, strategize, and solve problems. We also imagined that they are capable of speaking for themselves and making choices under situational and personal limits. Eleven full-time housewives were interviewed on how they experience their marriage, child (or children), family, and society. Their narratives were then analyzed to sort out the strategies the women employ to maintain their identities. The narratives demonstrate the women's will and agency as they work to resolve the contradictions from their daily life, and reveal individual differences in their midst, despite the fact that they had been often considered homogeneous.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Quality Management Conference
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.71-75
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• 2009

인류 사회가 Marketing Society로 발전 진화하면서 전통적인 공동체가 해체되었고 19세기 이후부터는 정치적 종교적 학문적 예술적 차원의 공동체가 등장하게 되었다. 그러더니 최근에는 자본주의나 상업주의가 과거에 파괴했던 공동체가 다시 부활하는 양상을 보이고 있다. 공동체에 기반을 둔 소비문화를 바탕으로 Neo Tribalism이나 Consumption Subculture가 등장하고 있다. 그 사이 Marketing Frame은 Product Marketing에서 Brand Marketing으로 발전해 왔는데 그 Brand Marketing을 다시 Relationship Marketing으로 세분화해 볼 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 Consumption Community를 중심으로 이러한 Marketing Frame의 변화에 대하여 고찰하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Industrial Systems Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.73-76
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• 2004

인류 문화 발달에 있어 언어의 발달과 함께 이루어진 가장 초기 단계의 의사소통 수단은 몸짓이며, 또 다른 정보 교류 방법은 그림이다. 그런 점에서 구석기 시대의 동굴 암각화에서 볼 수 있는 들소, 사슴, 큰 새 등은 단순히 대상물을 묘사한 개별적 그림으로 가정하기 보다는 오히려 종교적 제의 양상을 알려주는 상징으로 이해하는 것이 바람직하다. 그러나 잦은 풍화 작용과 침식 작용으로 인하여 암각화의 인식에는 한계가 있다. 이에 디지털영상처리 기법을 기반으로 인간시각에 더 잘 보이도록 영상을 향상시키면서 더 짧은 연구기간에 더 않은 암각화를 올바로 인식하고, 더 정확하게 문명의 흐름을 밝혀 낼 수 있다. 본 논문에서 디지털 영상처리 기법을 신축적으로 적용시켜 암각화 인식에 거슬리는 불필요한 영상 잡음들을 제거하고 영상을 더 선명하게 보이게 하는 알고리듬을 제안한다.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.9-15
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• 2002

The endeavors to construct the virtual reality in internet and in image-embodiment media are increasing in these days. Such a endeavor is much affecting not only in research and in education but also in actual life. In present work. the cyber sermon hall, in view of the fact that our traditional cultures are preserved and informed, is developed and constructed using the 3-D animations, 3-D images, and virtual reality software.

• Journal of the Daesoon Academy of Sciences
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• v.24_2
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• pp.1-55
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• 2015

Haewonsangsaeng(解冤相生; the resolution of grievances and mutual beneficence) along with sininjohwa(神人調化; harmonious union of divine beings and human beings) belongs to the mid-stage of the Four Tenets. Thus, it is a core factor to achieve creative conjunction of the virtues of yin and yang and realization of the Dao in the world. It is very significant that Daesoonjinrihoe includes haewonsangsaeng in its dogma. Daoism has focused on the resolution of grievances with haewonseokgyeol(解怨釋結) from the beginning of its foundation. Haewon(解冤; the resolution of grievances) is the important matter which Chinese Daoism has paid attention to. This study compares the similarities and differences between Haewon thoughts of Daesoonjinrihoe and Daoism in order to help promote communication of Korean and Chinese culture.