e past, but I am not touchy to the point that I will do it beyond people’s wishes. If anyone ever tells me that they want me to be less touchy than I respect their wishes.My family is not a very emotional family as a whole. My mom is extremely emotional, and so am I. I can only remember seeing my father cry once. It was when he had gotten laid off of work. The rest of us tried to show him as much support as we could, and now he has a better job than ever before.Age: Multiperspective integrationIn our society youth is highly valued, and being old is synonymous with being useless. On commercials or advertisements everywhere what type of person is seen most? Youth. Youth seems to be valued in almost all aspects of life in America. When a person is looking for a job the younger person is almost always picked over the older applicant, because the older one is “past their prime” and such other excuses. In Japan youth of course if valued, but with age comes wisdom. That seems to be a greater theme over there. When here we would ship the elderly off to nursing homes, in Japan they integrate them back into the family, and show them that they still have purpose and importance in the family structure.Also in our culture 21 is an age that has great significance. It is when a person is truly an adult. It is also the time in which a person is almost expected by society to start drinking. That is the most thought about quality of that age of passing in this culture.Physical Issues: Reflection on self as a cultural beingIn our culture beauty and attractiveness is a main theme. Of course it varies between the sexes. If you are a woman you are expected to be thin, young, and “picture perfect”. If you are a guy you are expected to be another super body builder with not outward flaws. If you do not fit into these categories than you must not be a beautiful person. Most people are very superficial in this ...
