Japan - VALUES AND BELIEFS - 0 views
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Confucianism
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krystalxu on 07 Oct 17Interesting fact : nowadays Chinese, according my previous reading, don't think this is important or needed within the society or culutre
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Japanese find it awkward, even unbecoming, when a person does not behave in accordance with status expectations.
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As is appropriate in a culture that stresses the value of empathy, one person cannot speak without considering the other.
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Men and women employ somewhat different speech patterns, with women making greater use of polite forms.
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But the kind of hierarchical sense that pervades the whole society is of a different sort, which anthropologist Robert J. Smith calls "diffuse order."
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most Japanese place greater emphasis on cultivating "a self that can feel human in the company of others," according to David W. Plath.
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Harmony, order, and self-development are three of the most important values that underlie Japanese social interaction.
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Japan is among the societies that most strongly rely on social rather than supernatural sanctions and emphasize the benefits of harmony.
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If each individual in the group understands personal obligations and empathizes with the situations of others, then the group as a whole benefits.
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Success can come only if all put forth their best individual efforts. Decisions are often made only after consulting with everyone in the group. Consensus does not imply that there has been universal agreement, but this style of consultative decision making involves each member of the group in an information exchange, reinforces feelings of group identity, and makes implementation of the decision smoother.
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Symbols such as uniforms, names, banners, and songs identify the group as distinct from others both to outsiders and to those within the group.
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Many Japanese cope with these stresses by retreating into the private self or by enjoying the escapism offered by much of the popular culture.