A Cross-Cultural Study on the Film the Treatment from the Perspective of Geert Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions

Li Jing

doi:10.54691/bcpssh.v19i.1740

Authors

Li Jing

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/bcpssh.v19i.1740

Keywords:

Intercultural Communication, Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions, The Treatment

Abstract

With the deepening and development of globalization, all-round exchanges among countries are increasingly strengthened, and the importance of intercultural communication in the contemporary international environment becomes prominent. The film The Treatment, starting from the controversy over traditional Chinese therapy “skin scraping”, known as “Gua Sha”, in the United States, shows a series of cultural differences and conflicts between China and America. The present paper critically examines this cross-cultural movie to demonstrate the differences and integration of Chinese and American cultures from different aspects. Geert Hofstede's theory on cultural dimensions provides basic analytical frame for the current study.

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