Question
According to the book The Anatomy of Dependence, the desire to be loved and indulged, called amae (“ah-mah-eh”), is a key part of this country’s culture. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this country whose “shame culture” is contrasted with America’s “guilt culture” in Ruth Benedict’s The Chrysanthemum and the Sword.
ANSWER: Japan [or Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku] (The Anatomy of Dependence is by Takeo Doi.)
[10h] Both of the aforementioned books have been criticized as belonging to this genre of works that attempt to locate the essence of Japaneseness and demonstrate Japan’s cultural or racial uniqueness.
ANSWER: Nihonjinron (“nee-hohn-jeen-rohn”) [accept Nihonron or Nihonbunkaron or Nihonshakairon]
[10m] Some scholars have argued that Nihonjinron contributes to discrimination against this social class, whose name is Japanese for “hamlet people.” They are believed to descend from workers in stigmatized jobs like butchering.
ANSWER: burakumin [accept hisabetsu-burakumin or mikaihō-burakumin]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Nationals | 04/22/2023 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
Data
| Georgia Tech A | Cornell A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| WUSTL B | Penn A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |