The Suppression of Cultural Diversity

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  • 科挙制度と中国文化 : 文化的多様性の拘束
  • カキョ セイド ト チュウゴク ブンカ ブンカテキ タヨウセイ ノ コウソク

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Civil　service　examinations　tend　to　suppress　cultural　diversity．　This paper　investigates　the　short七erm　and　the　long　term　influences　of　the Chinese　civil　service　examinations　on　the　Chinese　culture　and　the cultural　features　it　has　given　rise　to　in　the　Chinese　society． 　　The　civil　service　examinations　occasionally　determined　cultural vahles　and　consequently　obstructed　the　cultural　diversity　in　China． The　examinations　prescribed　specific　reference　texts　that　brought about　the　Alexandrian　nature　of　the　Chinese　literature．　In　other words，　there　emerged　a　tendency　to　attach　greater　importance　to history　than　to　actual　experience． 　　The　tendency　of　the　civil　service　examinations　to　determine　cultural values　is　strongly　suggested　in　publications　belonging　to　the　imperial period．　For　example，　numerous　rhyming　dictionaries　were　printed　in keeping　with　the　requirements　of　the　Chinese　civil　service　examination； this　promoted　the　institutiQnal　canonization　of　the　absolute　central dialect．　When　a　society　sets　up　an　examination　system，　the　system itself　influences　the　culture　of　the　society，　prescribes　it　to　some　extent， and　suppresses　the　educational　foundations　of　that　society．　This paper　examines　this　particular　problem。

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