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This 6 page paper looks at British and Japanese culture for the most part to discuss the relevance of culture. Concepts are discussed in general as well. Media and how media treats stories are a focus of this paper. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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by European standards, Americans seem to be somewhat prudish. In Britain for example, while the society is rather traditional, the limits in media had been pushed quite a bit more
than they had been in America. In Japan, which is a very traditional culture, one does not see this tendency. Of course, that does not mean that Japanese media is
not supportive of tabloids, or at least does not tolerate them. They exist in Japan too. In Japan, for example, every aspect of an athletes life is under the
microscope (Cyphers, 2003) . Kazuhiro Sasaki and others had been bothered by tabloids so much that they even boycotted Japanese media altogether (2003). Clearly, Japan is not exempt from
the global trend of voyeurism. Still, Japanese culture does differ from the global popular culture. In general, communications and culture are interrelated, and many factors come into play such
as native language, voice quality, pronunciation, the use of nonverbal cues as well as the use of silence (Potter & Perry, 2001). Personal space is also an important concept
in respect to culture. Personal space is the area around a persons body (2001). In different cultures, personal space dictates different ranges. Time is also significant in respect to the
use of time, measures of time, as well as time orientation (2001). There are differences in terms of communication between various cultural groups. For example, the utilization of silence by
some groups has led to misunderstandings (Catalano, 2000). Asians generally see silence as a sign of respect (2000). However, in the United States, silence is sometimes looked upon as
disrespect or disinterest. Silence is sometimes seen as reluctance to cooperate and in classrooms around the nation for example, teachers will point out that a child is too quiet, or
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