Culture Notes - May 14 ‘07
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Serbia Wins
Serbia won the 52nd annual Eurovision Song Contest in 2007 with the song “Molitva.” It was performed by Marija Serifovic who has returned home to a hero’s welcome (BBC). The Eurovision Song Contest features performances from 20 European countries, with the winner decided by votes from each country. All of the countries in the former Yugoslavia awarded the highest number of points to the Serbian entry, a historical show of cooperation among the former enemies. The BBC’s h2gs explains the rules of this “strange ritual.” You can watch videos of the contest on the official Eurovision site.
Social Pressure in Japan, with Fatal Consequences
Pressure to belong to the right mother’s cliques at the playground has become so intense in Japan that some ostracized mothers have murdered their children’s friends. Marie Claire has published an article that describes the highly ritualized conventions around gaining acceptance into the right group. The article mentions a book by Miwako Nakajima called “Park Debut,” a novel about Japanese mommy cliques, but I was not able to find information on it online.
13 Values That Explain Americans
Dr. L. Robert Kohls, Director of International Programs at San Francisco State University, has developed a list of 13 commonly held values which help explain why Americans act as they do. Judge for yourself.
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