Culture – the way of life of a group of people passed down from one generation to the next through learning
Enculturation – learning our native culture(s) in childhood
Acculturation – adapting to another culture
Culture shock – the stress associated with acculturation

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Working themselves to death

Disturbing article in the WaPo today about Japanese salarymen who literally work themselves to death... I wish the article delved a bit deeper into the social pressures and expectations that lead to this kind of destructive behavior.
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