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39 Cards in this Set
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sensei
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often teacher/prof or people with some sort of accomplishment (lawyer etc)
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san
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(polite, respect term) - goes on names etc
don't add to your own name you can add to the end of an identifier e.g. mailman-san |
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chan
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cute / affectionate form of san
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sama
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higher ranking form of san
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Honshu
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main island
Tohuko is the northern part of main island |
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hokaido
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north-most island
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Shikoku
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south eastern little island
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Kyusha
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southern most island
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frontside of Japan
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omote -more powerful
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backside of japan
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ura
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ethnocentrism
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tendency to think one;s own culture is natural and basic human behaviour etc.
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cultural relativism
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acceptance of a diversity of cultural forms, patterns of human organization, behaviour etc.
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who are the Ainu?
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longstanding minority- aboriginal group in Hokkaido + Tohoku - recognized as minority in 1997 - prior to this J said 'we gave them citizenship, so they're not a minority'
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hardpower
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military + economic capabilities a country can deplot internationally
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softpower
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county's culture, values, ideas; "influencing people to like you" --- this is more like Japan
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gaijin
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comes from outside people "non-japanese" , "foreigners"
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(1) idea of homogeneity
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idea or sense of identity based on idea of ethnic, racial, cultural, linguistic, sameness
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(2) idea of harmony
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if everyone thinks the same way there will be no problems or disagreements in society
-makes it hard it to express feelings, new ideas, etc |
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(3) hierarchy
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-ranking as an organizational principle
-if everyone knows their place, and whats expected of them there should no problems -confucian |
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[confucian]
ruler father older bro husband friend |
subject
son younger bro wife friend |
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(4) collectivism / interconnectedness over individualism
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individualism was not a celebrated thing for some time... seemed selfish
post wwII it became stronger |
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ie - 3 things
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part of individualism
1) patrilineal - male descent based line 2) patrilocal - residence based on male line 3) primogeniture based - 1st born son emphasized (inherits all + takes over ie [the line] |
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mura
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= village
the ie (household) is part of the village |
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mura hachibu
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= village ostracism
must be aware of how village perceives you / fam can't be too individual (must fit in) don't want to violate if you do something bad, you fam will be ostracized |
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(5) uchi + soto
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inside + outside
-pattern of thought / behaviour that runs through japan -spatial element (inside space / outside space) -ex. shoes taken off inside house, bec they've been in contact with outside world |
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(7) emphasis on obligation / duties (not rights)
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on- an overwhelming debt of obligation that you can never repay but must always live by, owed to certain entities
-owe debt to mom, ancestors -owe debt to special teachers (martial arts, grad supervisors) |
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(7) emphasis on obligation / duties (not rights)
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social duty- can be calculated and repaid
ex. someone does a favour for you, you now have giri (labour, gift exchanges, etc) |
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(8) compartmentalization
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to understand the importance of keeping different aspects of things or life separate
-not only physical, different groups -ex small apartments, meditation, -bunraku -giant puppets, the puppeteer wears black and its the audiences job to ignore them |
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(9) situational ethics
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figuring out what the right thing to do is in the given situation. (compartmentalization fits in)
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(10) conformity
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strong pressures for conformity
-eg wedding invitations must relate to giri (not just personal preference) -life timing (education, marriage, jobs) marriage vs expiry date |
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otoshidama
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new years money
related to the 5 pocket child on creightons edutaining article |
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Ichigo no ouchi
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strawberry house (theme park)
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kikokushijo
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children who return to Japan after living abroad- must maintain japaneseness to be accepted
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otoosan chichi
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father
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okaasan haha
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mother
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older brother
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oniisan ani
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older sister
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oneesan ane
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younger brother
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otooto-san
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younger sister
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imooto-san
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