In Japan, traditional elements are deeply embedded in daily life and material culture. Furniture often includes low tables and futons, and homes typically feature sliding doors and woven straw mats.
Formal Education:
Boys receive better education than girls
Informal Education:
Not known
Conflict and Warfare
Kinds of Warfare:
not known
Kinds of Conflict:
not known
Social Organization
Kinship Systems:
Work Groups
Life long friendships
Very "clique-ish" society
Families:
Close family life,
Typically husband is head of household,
The wife or mother is responsible for the home,
Grandparents live in the homes with their children and grandchildren.
Males of the family are favored over females.
Societies:
Not a strong class system in Japanese society
The Arts, Play & Recreation
Standards of Beauty and Taste:
not known
Folk Arts and Fine Arts:
Karaoke
Forms of the Arts, Plan & Recreation:
Origami
World View
Religion:
Buddhism, Catholic
Belief Systems:
not known
Economic Organization
Standards of Living:
not known
Division of Labor:
Mainly men in work force
Property: renting is most popular
Producing and Manufacturing:
Cars, Electronics, Seafood
Systems of Trade and Exchange:
not known
Social Control
Rewards and Punishments:
not known
Systems and Governmental Institutions:
Monarchy, Group Society
Languge & Nonverbal Communication
Language:
Japanese
Nonverbal Communication:
Lots of gestures
Material Culture
Household Articles:
Low tables and chairs
Usually futons for beds
Woven straw mats
Ovens are not typically in the home, too expensive.
Sliding doors, take up less space in the small homes.
Personal Possessions:
Ancestors pictures are in everyone's homes.
Artifacts or items from ancestors