The Similarity of Cultural Values of Pakistan and Jordan: A Comparative Case Study

Abstract

This study explores the similar cultural values of Jorden and Pakistan. Culture has great impacts on social affairs and activities, as societies use culture as a basic and initial framework to know better about their identity, authority, social relationships, and moral and ethical responsibility. Pakistan and Jordan are situated on different continents but share most of the similar religious beliefs, traditional social structures, collectivist tendencies, and geographic, linguistic, and historical backgrounds. Both countries have important facets of communication styles, social life, family structure, honor, gender roles, hospitality, and difference to authority that all have found similarity; it is crucial to know about different nations; it creates context, a parallel system of meaning and social regulation, which can be gained by looking at these shared cultural values.

It needs to highlight cultural value and tradition; religion continues to influence social behavior despite contemporary changes in both countries, Pakistan and Jordan. The objective of this study is to analyze the underlying and mentioned cultural logic that ties both countries culturally as well as traditionally. A qualitative tool was used to analyze this study, and a secondary source was applied for this research paper. The main purpose of this study is to point out and look at the main traditional and cultural parallels of Pakistan and Jorden. It also explores and examines social norms, family structure, communication style, religion, respect, and honor between both nations in their daily practices.