Asian Literature conformity
By: Madi, Nick, Thomas, and Jassmine
What is conformity
Conformity is compliance with one rules or standards.
Conformity is compliance with one rules or standards. The Japanese have a saying, “The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.” In other words, act like other people, don’t show off, or else.These forms of social pressure are in places, as in East Asia, where people are supposed to know their place. But they exist to a greater or lesser extent in all cultures.When you think about it, it becomes clear that pressures to conform are a universal feature of culture. After all, the very idea of a culture implies that people think, feel, and act similarly—otherwise no common content would exist. And since there is no reason for this similarity to arise spontaneously, social mechanisms must exist to create it. External force is unpleasant, and people don’t like it, so while it may always be lurking in the background, cultures are more effective at maintaining themselves when they can get individuals to want to conform and to want to make others conform as well. This is why it is said that, “You can’t choose your culture. Your culture chooses you.” Its primary effect is to keep individuals from boasting about their good luck,health, possessions, or children. In doing so, it avoids provoking envy in others, and thereby promotes harmony within the larger group. Culture is a mixed bag. It offers individuals closeness, mutual support, a sense of identity, and many other advantages; but these advantages come at a price.
Explain how conformity could apply to Asian literature
Explain how Asian literature might be used to HONOR cultural traditions
Explain how Asian literature might be used to CHALLENGE cultural traditions
Provide at least three illustrations/images related to Asian culture.
The Chirping Bird
Under the Wave off Kanagawa
One Hundred Horses.
Provide at least one additional link and one video that relates to and enhances the information you have collected
Works Cited
Castiglione, Giuseppe. One Hundred Horses. 1723-1725. The Metropolitan Museum, New York. The Metropolitan Museum Of Art. Web. 14 Jan. 2016.
Hokusai, Katsushika. Under the Wave off Kanagawa. 1830-1832. H. O. Havemeyer Collection. The Metropolitan Museum Of Art. Web. 13 Jan. 2016.
Traditional Asian Family. Linda Nguyen, 2002. Web. 14 Jan. 2016.
Shao'ang, Zhao. Chirping Bird. 1978. The Lin Yutang Family Collection. The Metropolitan Museum Of Art. Web. 14 Jan. 2016.
How Cultures Make People Conform." Psychology Today. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2016.