CHAPTER
1
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background of Study
Indonesia
is one of the Asian countries shaped the diversity in unity are having a wide
variety of languages, religion, tribes, ethnicity, even culture. This diversity
that distinguish each of its inhabitants. The culture that exist in Indonesia
usually called with Eastern Culture. A lot of culture in Indonesia deeply
affect the pattern of thought and customs used mostly the people of Indonesia
is noted for its this. One of the unique
existing in Indonesia was kissing the hands to one who is older, shake hands
using the right hand, smile and to others, say hello to deliberation in
consensus, and mutual worked together to. Other cultures that exists in a
Eastern Culture was a courtesy in dressing.
Another
case with a culture that is in european countries we usually call with western
culture. Understanding of western culture use science and philosophy.
Westerners do various kinds of discussion to determine culture of the original.
Western society had a culture that frees it’s inhabitants in interact. The
utilization of was technology advanced also mentioned western culture that is
reflected from an industrial nation. Of how they interact, western culture
always kiss the cheeks and west inclined individualist society. About time,
western culture more discipline, put them together they are always on time if holding a meeting.
Currently
the Eastern culture which is known with his clothes and linens had almost no
difference with Western culture that uses a tanktop or a bikini. The cultural
contamination that occurred not only on how to dress but also on Eastern
customs people who used to greet with a kiss the hand of an older, now some
quarters already familiar with kiss on the cheek to others, even the opposite
sex. In food, consumers have been very fond of fast food that is actually a food
from Western culture. Modern society nowadays prefer fried chicken, hamburgers,
and hot dogs rather than deep-fried crust, egg, or gado gado.
The
shrinking culture that took place in Eastern communities it is considered to
follow Western culture which was considered to be more modern. The uniqueness
of the Eastern cultures have nearly become discouraged with the influx of
Western culture that is very rapidly. It's almost no Eastern society that
respects the cultural values of the East. All the more comfortable with the
influx of Western culture that increasingly dominate.
1.2
Problem Formulation
The
problem of the study that must be answered are:
1.
What are the differences of Eastern
Culture and Western Culture?
1.3
Aim of Study
The aim of the study are:
1.
To find and describe the differences of
Eastern Culture and Western Culture.
CHAPTER II
THEORITICAL REVIEW
2.1
Definition of Culture
Culture
is the characteristics of a particular group of people, defined by everything
from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. (http://www.livescience.com/21478-what-is-culture-definition-of-culture.html)
Culture
refers to the cumulative deposit of knowledge, experience, beliefs, values,
attitudes, meanings, hierarchies, religion, notions of time, roles, spatial
relations, concepts of the universe, and material objects and possessions
acquired by a group of people in the course of generations through individual
and group striving. (http://www.tamu.edu/faculty/choudhury/culture.html)
From the theories, the
writer concludes that culture is particular group of people with many
differences from language, cusini, religion, and habit. Culture in some country
are different, especially western and eastern.
2.2
Definition of Eastern Culture
Originaly
the people that live in the republic of Indonesia had quite 'open' cultures
(although under influence from the Middle East, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese
and Dutch,) The Indonesian culture should still be open. A culture with Asian
values. The richness of the archipelago are the asian values. (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=977060&page=15)
Eastern
culture: The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs,
institutions, and all other products of people work and thought. And these
patterns, traits, and products considered as the expression of Eastern,
particular of eastern Asian nations and societies. (http://www.fsc.yorku.ca/york/rsheese/psyc1010/wiki/index.php)
2.3 Definition of Western Culture
Western
culture is a body of knowledge derived from reason. This foundation of reason has
made possible a vast accumulation of understanding related to reality or
nature, including human nature. This understanding is represented in several core ideals
and values, which include individualism, happiness, rights, capitalism, science and technology. Western culture can also be
referred to as advanced culture; this is because its ideas and values promote
the development and sustainment of advanced civilization. (http://www.westerncultureglobal.org/what-is-western-culture.html)
Western
culture refers to the culture of any country that is part of "the western
world", and such a country is a country that has a European
heritage/history with the original core major influence being the Roman and
Greek empires. A western country is almost always a democracy, has a
neo-liberal capitalist economy, has separation of church and state (i.e. is not
a theocracy), and generally has high living standards with a materialistic and
individualistic society. The USA, the UK, France, Canada and Australia are
prime examples of western countries. (http://answers.yahoo.com/question)
CHAPTER
III
RESEARCH
METHOD
3.1 Methods of Research
Qualitative Research is a form of social inquiry
that focuses on the way people interpret and make sense of their experience and
the world in which they live. The wruter used the Qualitative Research
Methodology, which produce descriptive data like browse source data from
internet.
3.2 Technique of Collecting Data
1. Browse
the source of data about differences of Eastern Culture and Western Cultute
from
internet.
2.
Understanding clearly the differences of Eastern Culture and Western Culture.
3.3 Conclusion
After the writer analyzed about differences of Eastern Culture and
Western Culture, the writer concludes that Eastern Culture and Western Culture
has many differences which is very interesting to figure out. But now these
Eastern cultures are already contaminated with Western culture. Even the true
Eastern culture was almost extinct. Starting from the clothes, the flow of the
music, the food, everything was already dominated by Western culture become
increasingly global.
Indonesian
culture with european culture very different 180 degrees, from customs until
mindset, even the way society interact among very different. Each having
advantages and disadvantages of that can only be perceived by each of its
people.
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