japanese case study

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- The emotional time between mother and child in Japan are so close that mothers don’t think of the child as an “other.” To abandon her children is unthinkable so she had no choice but to end their lives too. 4. When reading the Japanese case study I was deeply saddened that any mother would take the lives of her children just because her marriage failed. Having a failed marriage myself I could relate to Kimura’s feelings because of my own strong beliefs and the feelings of failure. All of my feelings were ethnocentric because the way I was raised was never to kill anyone. I can understand that she wanted to kill herself for many reasons, but it is still wrong because I am Catholic. The Catholic and Japanese cultures are very different along with the laws of the United States. Killing an innocent child for the actions of their parents should not be acceptable in anyone beliefs or cultures. I do understand that other cultures have different beliefs and values, (Like the Eskimo’s sharing their wives) but I wonder if my own culture and laws are seen as that absurd to other cultures. This raises the question, “which culture is right?” I don’t know the right answer and I don’t think their even is one. 5. Two US core values that are essential to shaping the mother/child relationship are Romantic love and Achievement and Success. Romantic love is seen by the child in displays of affection between the mother and father in most cases. Many mothers breast feed which creates a bond between mother and child. This is not romantic love but it is love. Achievement and Success behaviors are our parent’s way of telling us what a good job we do when we get good grades in school or complete certain task they ask us to do. These tasks could be as simple as brushing our teeth every night before bed or graduating from college. Two Japanese core values that are essential

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