Cultural Evaluation

Cultural Evaluation

Rebecca Ridenour-Deline

Raye Houston

Cliff Hutchinson

Pam Ramsey

BCOM/275

January 21, 2013

Todd Breton

Cultural Evaluation

Many students from other countries are coming to the U.S. to take advantage of the wonderful college education they can obtain here. One thing concerned parents from Japan would have to follow and monitor would be the decision of the United States regarding the legalization of drugs. They would want to know if they should be worried about the availability of drugs to their child whom they have nurtured and cared for since birth. If the representative from a U.S. college needed to speak with the parents of potential students, he or she would have many things to keep in mind when speaking on the subject of drug problems on campus and in the area.

Japan possesses one of the fewest instances of drug abuse reported in developed countries. This stems from their strict drug laws. In India, they have very strict customs and traditions. The representative would not be able to simply explain that, well it’s not so bad here; it could be worse. Some Japanese traditions are ancient and they are bound by customs that insist on self-control, respect of elders as well as authority. They have stringent values and moral codes that insist on austere sexual morality and no destructive habits such as drinking and using drugs. They have a increased measure of harmony and social unity with a degree of resilience brought on by their upbringing. They pride themselves on ancient their traditions. For this reason, they acknowledge the necessity of stricter drug laws to lessen the possibility of their youth ignoring the customs of their ancestors and becoming drug users and or addicts. The strict laws governing drug use in Japan has kept the cases of drug use at a minimum however; the number of drug arrest has gone from less than 40 in the 1980’s to over 20,000 today. Their biggest problem is youngsters on backpacking expeditions...