China/ArgentinaBy: Alyssa Wise
Mr. Bunner
Sociology
Country facts!
• Region: Asia
• Capital: Beijing
• Population: 1,343,239,923
• Religion: Daoist, Buddhist
• Government: Communist
• Jobs: Most work in industries and agricultural.
Symbols, Languages
• Language: Standard Chinese or Mandarin, Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects
• Animal - Giant Panda
• Bird - Crane, golden pheasant
• Flower - Plum blossom
• Tree - Ginkgo
• National Emblem – Red disk
• Father of the nation - Sun Yat-sen
• Sport - Ping pong (table tennis)
• Other Symbols - Chinese dragon, Chinese lantern
• Colors - Red and yellow
Great Panda
CraneGinkgo
National Emblem
Sun Yat Sen
Beliefs, Values, Norms
• High Education is a big deal.
• Students attend school six days per week.
• Giving gifts for occasions and saying “you did not have to” numerous times.
• First month of being born the parents give red eggs out to relatives.
• The 60th birthday is the most important.
• Red is used as a color of celebration and is lucky or fortunate. Pink and yellow mean prosperity. White, gray and black are funeral colors.
• Medicines and foods are often referred to as either "hot" or "cold.”
• Males are preferred.
History
• First non-mythical dynasty to rule China was the Xia (2200- 1700 BCE)
• Qin Shi Huanqdi founded the Qin Dynasty.
• By 589 CE, the Western branch of the Wei kings had enough wealth and power to defeat their rivals, and unite China again.
• Sui Dynasty built legal, governmental, and societal framework for the powerful Tang Empire to follow.
In The Money!!
Conflicts
• Russia is trying to gain power over Ukraine while China is made investments into that country. Which last year they invested billions of dollars in farmland.
Dislikes and Likes!
• One thing I dislike is that China prefers males and sometimes results to abortion if it is a female.
• I like that Martial Arts is a big deal and they start practicing it at a young age.
My Opinion
• Although China is an interesting country I would never leave there. The seem to strict about everything and I could not picture myself living anywhere but the US or Italy.
Argentina!
Country Facts
• Region: South America
• Capital: Buenos Aires
• Population: 42,192,494
• Government: Republic
• Jobs: Tourism industry
The Money!
Symbols and Language
• Animal - Jaguar
• Bird - Andean condor, Hornero
• Dance - Tango
• Flower - Ceibo flower
• Tree - Red Quebracho
• Spanish, English, Italian, German, French
• Sun of May -Represents the Sun god of the Inca peoples.
• Food - Asado and Locro
• Colors - Sky blue, white, gold
Jaguar
Andean condor
Ceibo Flower
Red Quebracho
Asado
Beliefs, Values, and Norms
• Personal relationships are valued.
• Avoid calling attention to themselves.
• Very competitive
• When leaving, he or she should say good-bye individually to everyone present.
• Honor elders.
• Women are restricted to a house-wife type role.
• Family oriented.
• Several generations will live under the same roof and leave only when they are married.
History
• Diaguita and Guarani were the two groups existing before European arrival.
• The two groups prevented the powerful Inca from expanding their empire into Argentina from what is now Bolivia.
• 16th century is when Buenos Aires was founded.
• British attacked Buenos Aires in 1806 and 1807.
Conflicts
• Currently their was a strike amongst citizens in Argentina. They all went on a 24hr strike because inflation had risen and so did prices. The downfall was wages was at a stand still.
Dislikes and Likes
• The one thing I strongly dislike is that women are expected to be a house wife. They are just as capable of doing things like males.
• I love how the Argentina culture is strongly family oriented. I think family is a huge importance.
My Opinion
• I would not like to live here because the US makes me feel safe and free, but I would love to visit. Argentina seems like a beautiful country filled with generous individuals.
Work Cited
• http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/china.php
• http://www.lotustours.net/info/connect/culture/culture2.shtml
• http://cultural.profiles.spirasi.ie/countries/china.shtml
• http://asianhistory.about.com/od/china/p/ChinaProfile.htm
• http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/03/04/chinese-investment-in-ukraine-could-be-costly-casualty-conflict-with-russia/
Cont…
• http://www.ducksters.com/geography/country/argentina.php
• http://acad.depauw.edu/~mkfinney/teaching/Com227/culturalportfolios/argentina/values.htm
• http://www.geographia.com/argentina/history.htm
• http://www.businessinsider.com/argentina-april-24-hour-strike-2014-4
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