競爭과 協力 : 韓ㆍ日ㆍ中의 蹴球競技를 通하여 본 3國人의 文化心理

Competition and Cooperation : A study on the cultural Psychological of Korean, Japanese and Chinese on Soccer Games

&nbsp;&nbsp;This thesis is focused on cultural psychology investigated through Soccer games among three Countries of North Eastern Asia. Those nations are Korea, Japan, and China. They have shared long history. Sometimes peaceful, and sometimes they had horrible moment from their relationship in history. Now, what I would like to see is a possibility of communication of these different cultures who still share similar memories. Soccer game is very popular in these days. And the World Cup 2002 was, we can say, a climax. we have noticed that these countries had special attitude towards soccer game. It was not just a game. They were not just a spectators. They were identified themselves with those soccer players who were running on the ground sweating all over to win the game. They were there as 12th Soccer Team player who has played their role on the stand.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Each team has special group of young people named, &quot;Red Devil&quot; for Korea, &quot;Ultra Nippon&quot; for Japan, and &quot;Cheer Leaders of Soccer&quot; for China. These young people do not share their historical experience with their parents&quot; generation, nor with their ancestors. Mostly what they care is about &quot;what now&quot;. What these different cultural understanding of young generation indicated was possibility of communication and cooperation through a similar culture-cultural psychology which also could lead us to a cultural, economical, and even political cooperation.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Now we live in a global world with high level of information technology. we could share any ideas and cultures through network regarles where you are and who you are. Would this be a big leap if I say we can expect more chances of cooperation amond these countries through the power of network and the similar cultural psychology.