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Crossing Cultures: America and Japan is an advanced high school or college level readings text with vocabulary sections and discussion questions. The 20 essays deal with a wide range of topics and issues:
PART I: THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE
Chapter 1--The Changing American Family
Chapter 2--American Ethnic and Minority Groups
Chapter 3--School Life in America
Chapter 4--Driver's License
PART II: CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
Chapter 5--Dating in America
Chapter 6--American Weddings
Chapter 7--American Birthdays
Chapter 8--Funerals and Burials in the US
PART III: AMERICAN HOLIDAYS, JAPANESE STYLE
Chapter 9--Christmas
Chapter 10-Valentine's day
Chapter 11-Halloween
Chapter 12-Thanksgiving
PART IV: CULTURAL DIFFERENCES...AND SIMILARITIES
Chapter 13-Let's be Friends: Meeting Foreigners
Chapter 14-It's None of Your Business: Inappropriate Questions
Chapter 15-The Sneeze...AAAAAACHUUUUUU!
Chapter 16-Exporting Japanese Gaman to America
PART V: SOCIAL, MORAL, and Environmental Issues
Chapter 17-Thank You for Not Smoking
Chapter 18-Sexual Harassment and the Japanese Myth
Chapter 19-Waribashi vs Non-Disposable Chopsticks
Chapter 20-Child Rearing and Parental Discipline
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■98 pp. (20 chapters)
ISBN10/4-327-42084-0
ISBN13/978-4-327-42084-0
price 1500
KENKYUSHA (1992/10)
