Impact of Ideology on Social Integration: China Case

An impact of chosen by people national ideology on the process of social interaction has been a question of great interest in the modern theory of cross-cultural communication. Central to this issue is the concept of ideology, which occurs in many countries and unites those with similar perception of politics and social development and divides those with different one. This paper focuses on the ideology as a tool of social integration and its impact on cross-cultural communication based on the interaction between communist countries China and USSR in 1950’s. This investigation sheds new light on the practical approach of measuring the level of culture’s connections based on common principles and ideological perception, also, it is to determine new techniques for the describing collaboration between cultures. Key research methods used to attain this aim is a comparative analysis of a source text, discourse analysis, interview analysis. Strong connections between cultures perception of each other and common upbringing and educational technics are to be found. Moreover, some traits of created friendly symbol for both cultures built upon ideology is expected. Keywords: ideology, social integration, social interaction, politics, China, USSR, communism, culture