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The purpose of this assignment is to compare/contrast mainstream American culture in the 21st century with another culture in terms of how each responds to the elderly and the aging process. The “other” culture can be a group from the past (for instance, the Greeks, the Vikings, etc.) or it can be a contemporary group in another part of the world (Japan, Sweden, etc.). Paper is to be typed, double-spaced with Times New Roman 12 point font. The margins are to be 1 inch at the top, bottom, left, and right. Use APA style citations. 3-4 pages of text and at least 4 high quality academic sources (books, scholarly journals, websites ending in .gov or .edu)
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Running head: COMPARING AMERICAN AND JAPANESE CULTURE

Comparing American and Japanese Culture
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COMPARING AMERICAN AND JAPANESE CULTURE

Introduction
Aging has been received differently by different cultures. While some people are not
willing to become old, others embrace the idea of growing old. The main reason for fearing the
process is based on stereotypes. Some of the stereotypes are completely false but some are
actually true. More so, the idea of youth and being young forever really appeals to many people.
The issue of death might scare people in that they think the older you get the higher your chances
of dying. Thus, in order to fully embrace the idea of aging, it is important that individuals learn
to embrace the fact that everyone will die. Like the Japanese, we need to view death, not as a
monster but rather, an opportunity to have eternal peace (Matsumoto, 2009).
American Culture
Americans have responded in different ways towards the whole idea of aging and the
aged. However, their response has been negative in that most Americans are afraid of becoming
old. There fear mainly results from the different stereotypes that are attached to the issue of
aging. For one, people believe that old people are helpless and getti...


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