norm and values
eliefs in society assignment
norm and values
eliefs in society assignment
YU FENG CHANG
BELLEVUE COLLEGE
Table of Contents
The San 3
Mexican Norm 3
Egypt 3
Japan
4
Germany 4
The San
The basic norms of US societies are to perceive equality and freedom of
living; it is closely linked with the perception that everyone living in
society has to be secured through constitutional rights. The social
institutions are structured around these norms; every culture and its
subparts are linked closely to the concept of freedom here. For example,
United States grants equal rights to all people living across states as they
can participate in the social progress as well as they can be decisive in the
process of electing their government. This makes their social values liberal
and influenced by the Western development. In fact, colonial era and the
modern projection of society stand differently because at that time in the
past, US societies were under the direct influence of the Colonial
settlement of France and British rule. However, what is seen today is more
evolved than the previous one.
Mexican Norm
In Mexico, most of the social norms are inherited from the United States.
The annexation of the nation as a separate governing body has given it a
different structure but still, somewhere in the core of the nation, there lays
the factors related to the social development of United States itself.
Mexican societies, however, are still under some kind of conservative
values of living; united families, role of parents in the lives of children as
well as the determination of the gender-based employment are the key
features/social values that these people prefer adhering to. For example,
women are not allowed in military services in Mexico and it is due to the
gender-based disparities, which are followed by these people. In the same
way, the male influence to govern the families is driven from the
traditional norms of patriarchal society.
Egypt
In the list of five societies, as per the observation of the chapter, Egypt is
the only nation that has Islamic influence. In fact, Egyptian societies are
governed in a traditional way where social norms are created through male
dominance. The role of women is said to be limited to the household
duties though, in modern context, the nation has begun to evolve and to
adapt to the liberal values such as providing opportunities of employment
to women in the sectors, which were previously prohibited. The food
culture of the nation is also imperative to Islamic values; strict legal
provisions based on the religious norms are followed in society such as
wearing of veil for women in public as well as careful management of
their education in the supervisions of men. This kind of approach makes
the societal values of Egypt to be marked as conservative.
Japan
Japan is possibly the most evolved Asian region where liberalism as well
as conservatism is aligned into single social sphere. Thinking of others,
doing your best, not giving up, honoring your elders, knowing your job,
and working in a group are some of the key values of Japan. From
kindergarten through the workplace, these concepts are taught both overtly
and implicitly. People in Japan are generally collectivist, viewing
themselves and others as members of a collective unit or group. Three of
the most essential ideals that underpin Japanese social interaction are
harmony, order, and self-development. Several religious and philosophical
traditions have influenced basic beliefs about self and the nature of human
civilization. Traditional and modern, stylish and serious, Japanese culture
has it all. That is the main message the Agency for Cultural Affairs wants
the 4,000 people, who came to the World Forum on Sports and Culture
from more than 50 nations to remember.
Germany
Germans are known for being economical, sensible, and respectful of one
another's privacy, as well as an above-average regard for society's structure
and regulations. This idea of 'order' is more obvious in German business
culture as compared to anywhere else. Many traditional Christian holidays,
such as Christmas and Easter, are observed in Germany. The single federal
holiday is German Unification Day, which commemorates the
eunification of East and West Germany on October 3. Germans are a stoic
people who strive for excellence and precision in everything they do. They
arely, if ever, admit faults and rarely, if ever, give compliments. Thus, in
the past WWII period, the growth of integrated values and norms are to be
associated with the development of the German culture here. This is more
like accepting that Germany has surpassed the expectations of its own
people.