Cultural Capital: Japan

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I choose the topic about the cultural capital. I will give you a definition and some of example. I picked Japan for an example about their culture. It'd be fun to talk and see about a comparison as here, America and Japan. “Cultural Capital refers to non-financial social assets that promote social mobility beyond economic means. Examples can include education, intellect, style of speech, dress, or physical appearance” (Wikipedia 2014). Japan does have strictest school policy, because the Japanese has high-expectation for their future of the education of children. For Japanese students, “there are mounting public concerns that traditional Japanese values are not taught as effectively now as in the past” (Ellington 211). The parents or an adult wish to see the students are into to a “importance of effort”(Ellington 211). The Japanese have a different way of educating their children. They attended elementary school for six years (first grade to six grades). For middle school do have attended for three years (seven grade to nine grades) and also high school (ten grade to twelfth grade). It's a different grade year from here in America, however, Japan and American do have one thing in common the college attend for four years. In Japan, elementary school have to teach English to the children. Middle school does spend time of 1/3 on different the subject from school and for homework. Middle and High school have some time to spend sports/clubs after school. In Japan, their school was about 220 out of 364 days in the years; It means they do have trimester. For example; first semester is the first of April till the mid of July then has some break Willard 2 weeks. Second semester is the earlier of September till near the end of Decembe... ... middle of paper ... ...t funeral/death. When cut the nail at night, you wouldn't be with your parent when they are dying. If you are sleep toward the north, then your bodies are laid down. Japanese do have more of these superstitions. Japanese is very odd and internet to know about their culture and others. I would mind to visit there for a while and learning more about their culture. I can tell that Japan and America are different and some of these are same. Work Cited Ellington, Lucien. “Asia in Focus Japan.” ABC-CLIO: 1 edition , July 14, 2009. Print “Cultural Capital.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation., 9 March 2014. Wed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_capital “How Japan Builds Brains.” News. Chicago Tribune., 24 November 1985. Web. 9 March. 2014 http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1985-11-24/news/8503210321_1_japanese-children-iq-japan-youth-research-institute

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