Intercultural Attitudes Embedded in Microblogging: Sentiment and Content Analyses of Data from Sina Weibo
This study analyzed 2421 microblogs posted between the year 2012 to March 2022 reflecting the microbloggers’ attitudes toward different cultures. Results indicated that (1) the number of microblog posts expressing the users’ intercultural attitudes increased distinctly from 2019 to March 2022, with...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-09-01
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| Series: | Journalism and Media |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/5/4/92 |
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| Summary: | This study analyzed 2421 microblogs posted between the year 2012 to March 2022 reflecting the microbloggers’ attitudes toward different cultures. Results indicated that (1) the number of microblog posts expressing the users’ intercultural attitudes increased distinctly from 2019 to March 2022, with females users in general posting more microblogs than males; (2) females posted more microblogs encompassing <i>positive</i> emotions to show their interest and motivation to learn about foreign cultures, and the tendency to value and appreciate cultural differences, whereas males created more sentimentally <i>neutral</i> posts that revealed their recognition of the existence of cultural differences, and females and males posted a similar number of microblogs containing <i>negative</i> emotions; and (3) more posts involved “small c” culture were posted than those containing themes belonging to the “Big C” culture. Gender gap was further observed regarding the cultural themes concerned by the microbloggers. Implications were discussed in the context of intercultural education. |
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| ISSN: | 2673-5172 |