Summary by author Julia:
This podcast starts from a scene in an American hospice and then leads to the topic-- terminal disease and death in China and the U.S. After shortly introducing the definition of terminal disease/illness in both cultures, the podcast mainly focuses on the “honesty” of the family with a terminal disease patient. Chinese families tend to tell “white lies” to the patient while American families are more direct. This is caused by the difference between collectivist and individualist societies.
Resources:
Allina Health. “Hospice care and the power of music therapy.” Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw5RQkPjO3o“Definition of ‘terminal diseases’”. Collins Dictionary. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/terminal-illness
Frédéric Michas. “Total Number of hospice patients served in the United States 2009-2018”. Statista. https://www.statista.com/statistics/339851/number-of-hospice-patients-in-the-us-per-year/
“Iceberg or Beacon? How the Cultural Iceberg Guide Us Toward Greater Inclusion.” Language and Culture.https://languageandculture.com/iceberg-or-beacon-how-the-cultural-iceberg-guide-us-toward-greater-inclusion/
Kumar, Aneel, et al. “Individualism versus Collectivism Orientation as Moderator between Co-Workers’ Social Support and Work to Family Enrichment.” Journal of Accounting, Business & Management, vol. 25, no. 2, Oct. 2018, pp. 1–9. EBSCOhost, doi:10.31966/jabminternational.v25i2.352.
Merkin R.S. (2018) Individualism-Collectivism Applied to Direct Versus Indirect Facework. In: Saving Face in Business. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59174-6_5
