A look deep into their Seoul Scientists, scholars and other great minds of the academic world have been trying to define culture for thousands of years. The definition of culture is never restricted to a simple sentence or phrase. The dictionary definition of culture is “the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group.” One might also add the details of technology, economy, government, and other information that can make a distinction of one group of people from another. Culture has developed very differently across the entire world since the birth of civilization along the Euphrates River. These unique differences are because of physical terrain and weather, resources available, and even years
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South Korea chooses to use the democratic system. The Constitution sets up three branches; judicial, executive, and legislative branches, this establishes a checks and balances system so that not one branch controls too much of the government or hold too much power, just like in the United States. The President of South Korea holds a five-year term and is not eligible for reelection. This is also “… a safeguard for preventing any individual from holding reins of government for a protracted period of time” (Korea.net, 2015). Voted officials use a number of departments to assist with legislation. This Democratic and free government allows the civilians of South Korea to enjoy many features of life. Recreation and sports are a popular pastime as well; most of the population gains knowledge of the art of Taekwondo at a very young age. This type of martial arts involves great skill and discipline. Football or more commonly known as soccer in the United States, and baseball are two of the most popular sports in South Korea. But, golf is also well on its way to becoming the new favorite sport of South Korea. The country also enjoys a variety of music. Much like the rest of the world, the South Korean population enjoys the typical hip-hop vocal and dance groups, which could be compared to the boy band craze seen in America since the mid 1990 's. South Korea is ranked number 7 out of 126 countries …show more content…
Customs and beliefs of a country go beyond just the description of command, surroundings, or money matters. They make up the heart of a society. Family is the most important part of civilization in South Korea. There are many families with multiple generations living in the same house hold and of course the eldest receive the most respect. This high level of value is throughout all of the faces of South Korea to include the low bows given to each other as greetings, business manners, and the giving of small gifts for all occasions just to be considerate. Much of this initiated from the religions of Protestant, Catholicism, Buddhism, and Korean Confucianism. Confucianism is not an accurate religion but more of a way of life created by the Chinese philosopher Confucian. South Korea adopted Confucianism for interpersonal and political communications. “It has been remarked that Koreans practice an "instrumentalist" approach to religious life, or simply put, subscribe to any religion so long as it proves beneficial to their goals here and now” (Koo,
South Korea chooses to use the democratic system. The Constitution sets up three branches; judicial, executive, and legislative branches, this establishes a checks and balances system so that not one branch controls too much of the government or hold too much power, just like in the United States. The President of South Korea holds a five-year term and is not eligible for reelection. This is also “… a safeguard for preventing any individual from holding reins of government for a protracted period of time” (Korea.net, 2015). Voted officials use a number of departments to assist with legislation. This Democratic and free government allows the civilians of South Korea to enjoy many features of life. Recreation and sports are a popular pastime as well; most of the population gains knowledge of the art of Taekwondo at a very young age. This type of martial arts involves great skill and discipline. Football or more commonly known as soccer in the United States, and baseball are two of the most popular sports in South Korea. But, golf is also well on its way to becoming the new favorite sport of South Korea. The country also enjoys a variety of music. Much like the rest of the world, the South Korean population enjoys the typical hip-hop vocal and dance groups, which could be compared to the boy band craze seen in America since the mid 1990 's. South Korea is ranked number 7 out of 126 countries …show more content…
Customs and beliefs of a country go beyond just the description of command, surroundings, or money matters. They make up the heart of a society. Family is the most important part of civilization in South Korea. There are many families with multiple generations living in the same house hold and of course the eldest receive the most respect. This high level of value is throughout all of the faces of South Korea to include the low bows given to each other as greetings, business manners, and the giving of small gifts for all occasions just to be considerate. Much of this initiated from the religions of Protestant, Catholicism, Buddhism, and Korean Confucianism. Confucianism is not an accurate religion but more of a way of life created by the Chinese philosopher Confucian. South Korea adopted Confucianism for interpersonal and political communications. “It has been remarked that Koreans practice an "instrumentalist" approach to religious life, or simply put, subscribe to any religion so long as it proves beneficial to their goals here and now” (Koo,