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Cultural Group Presentation

Cultural Group Presentation. Rhonda Price CIT 506 January 18, 2009. Japanese Culture. Culture. Values/Beliefs Traditions Behavior Patterns Etiquette Protocol Communication Socialization. Culture Defined.

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Cultural Group Presentation

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  1. Cultural Group Presentation Rhonda Price CIT 506 January 18, 2009 Japanese Culture

  2. Culture Values/Beliefs Traditions Behavior Patterns Etiquette Protocol Communication Socialization

  3. Culture Defined The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought characteristic of a community or a population (Cushner, McClelland, & Safford, 2006)

  4. Demographic Info of Japan Population (2008 est.) – 127, 288, 419 Ethnicity/Race – Japanese 99%; Korean, Chinese, Brazillian, Filipino, other 1% (2004) Capital and Largest City (2003 est.) – Tolyo, 35,327,000 (metro area), 8,483,050 (city proper)

  5. Historical Information National Holiday – Birthday of Emperor Akihito, December 23 Defeat Over Russia (1904-1905 – In the Russo-Japanese War, gaining territory of southern Sakhalin (Karafuto) **For more historical information click here

  6. Japanese Language • Three types of characters are used to write Japanese. • These characters are called kanji and began as pictures. • In addition to kanji, Japanese has two sets of phonetic scripts, hiragana and katakana, both developed from kanji.

  7. Japanese Language Cont. To further explore Japanese language visit Kids Web Japan

  8. Japanese Education Japan’s educational system remains one of the very best in the world! *Literacy Rate: 99% (2002 est.) Click here to read an overview of • Japanese educational achievements • The structure of k-12 education in Japan • The k-12 curriculum, with an emphasis on social studies education • Educational reform in Japan • World Wide Web sites on Japanese Education

  9. Immigration to the U.S. Influential Factors • Peace • Prosperity • Chance to provide a better future for children **For more information on Japanese immigration click here

  10. References Cushner, K., McClelland, A., & Safford, P. (2006). Human diversity in education (5th ed.). McGraw-Hill: Boston. Immigration Japanese (2004). Retrieved January 13, 2009 from http://rs6.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/japanese.html Infoplease (2008). Retrieved January 16, 2009 from http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107666.html Japanese Education in Grades K-12 (2001). Retrieved January 13, 2009 from http://www.ericdigests.org/2002-2/japanese.htm Kids Web Japan (2009). Retrieved January 13, 2009 from http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/language/index.html

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