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HONG KONG: MATERIAL CULTURE

• Object: The Star Ferry, the only way to cross the harbor until 1972, making HK the gateway to China. The flag is also a material symbol.

• Art: Drama, dance, theatre, comedy club

• Architecture: Modernist, Functionalist, Postmodernist, few historical buildings.

• Music: Cantonese music (opera) and Cantopop music (influenced by Mandarin)

• Foods: Influenced by western and eastern countries. Very diverse! •Outdoor dining restaurants• Afternoon tea• Small servings compared to USA• Lots of rice or mien (noodles)

• Interests: SHOPPING. Shops are close together and there are a lot of them. Comics, anime, martial arts, gambling, tabloids and celebrity gossip.

GUYANA: MATERIAL CULTURE

• Objects: Statue of Cuffy, the leader of the Berbice Slave Rebellion in 1973 and the national hero.

• Art: Amerindian, ethnic diversity, and natural environment themes in visual art.

• Architecture: Reflects British colonial past. Lots of wood.

• Music: Mix of African, Indian, European, Latin. Lots of Calypso (Caribbean).

• Foods: Like Caribbean. Also African, Creole, East Indian, Portuguese, Amerindian, Chinese, and British influences. Lots of curry, rice, beans, peas, and spices.

• Interests: Cricket and soccer are very big.

HAITI: MATERIAL CULTURE

• Objects: Mass grave site representing deaths of earthquake.

• Art: Boats and engravings, paintings, tapestries, wood.

• Architecture: Many houses are huts, but buildings are simple and some have a European feel.

• Music: Combines influences from Caribbean, France, Africa, and Spain to create songs in Creole.

• Clothing: No particular style, but lightweight to stay cool.

• Foods: 2 meals a day: small breakfast (coffee or juice, egg or bread) and large afternoon meal (lots of carbs). Rice and beans are very popular. Also sweet potatoes, mango, yams, corn, pigeon peas, bread, cowpeas, and coffee.

• Interests: Soccer is very big, and basketball is growing. Dancing is also a big part in Haitian life.

HONG KONG: NON-MATERIAL CULTURE

• Language: English and Chinese.

• Symbols: Flag symbolizes independence and The Star Ferry symbolizes being the gateway to China.

• Norms: Being very close to people and having bodily contact.

• Folkway: Nodding or shaking hands when greeting. It is required to shake hands when saying goodbye in a business setting.

• Values: Work, success, and higher education.

• Beliefs: Fortune and luck.

GUYANA: NON-MATERIAL CULTURE

• Language: English.

• Symbols: Guyana flag symbolizes independence.

• Norms: Small children roam around by themselves and explore in outdoor societies, but in rural communities, children are very disciplined. It is a norm for children to call adults “uncle” and “auntie” regardless of relation. Older siblings take care of younger siblings.

• Values: Religion and attending religious services. Teaching children “correct behavior.”

• Beliefs: Hindu and Islamic practices, such as arranged marriages.

HAITI: NON-MATERIAL CULTURE

• Language: Creole.

• Symbols: Mass grave site representing those who lost their lives during the earthquake.

• Norms: Women and men kiss each other on the cheek and hold hands regularly. Children start to work around 7 years old, and are expected to behave with immense respect toward adults.

• Folkway: Using the bathroom and bathing semi-publicly due to lack of enclosed restroom areas.

• Values: Finding or creating a job and starting to work at a young age is importing to them. Marriage. They value being clean (brushing teeth and bathing heavily, especially before going on a trip.)

HONG KONG: CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND HISTORY• Subcultures include different religions and no religion at all,

as well as levels of society, and parts of the country.

• Parts of history and collective memory include the switch to democracy, and the emergence from China to form a national identity.

GUYANA: CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND HISTORY• Subcultures include religious groups, levels of society, and

communities.

• Parts of history and collective memory include slavery being outlawed in 1834 and independence from the Dutch in 1953.

HAITI: CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND HISTORY• Subcultures include religious groups, specifically

Catholicism and Voodoo.

• Parts of history and collective memory include independence from Imperial Europe in 1804, and the 2010 earthquake.

• 7.0 Mw• 220,000 dead• 300,000 + injured• 188,383 houses destroyed• 105,000 damaged• 1.5 million people homeless

Hong Kong Guyana Haiti

LandscapeHilly to mountainous with steep slopes, lowlands in north, 200+ islands

Mostly rolling highlands, low costal plain, savannah in the south

Mostly rough and mountainous

ClimateSubtropical monsoon, cool/humid winter, hot/rainy summer, warm/sunny fall

Tropical, hot, humid, NE trade winds, rainy seasons: May-August and November-January

Tropical, simiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds

Natural Resources

Outstanding deep water harbor, feldspar

Bauxite, gold, diamond, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish

Beauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower

LocationEastern Asia, border China and South China Sea

Northern South America, border North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venizuela

Caribbean, between Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, west of Dominican Republic

Major Cities

Kowloon (2,019,533)Tsuen Wan (288,729)Yuen Long Kau Hui (141,900)

Georgetown (132,000)Linden (44,690)New Amsterdam (35,039)

Port-au-Prince (1,234,742)Cametour (442,156)Delmas (382,920)

HONG KONG LANDSCAPE

GUYANA LANDSCAPE

HAITI LANDSCAPE


Average Life Span 83 67.81 62.4

Population 7,112,688 735,544 9,966,731

Education(Average # Years)

Children: 15.5Adults: 10

Children: 10.3Adults: 8.5

Children: 7.6Adults: 4.9

Government Limited Democracy

Republic Republic

Economics(GDP)

381.7 billion 6.539 billion 13.42 billion

Occupational Structure

Accounting, Marketing, Merchandising, IT

Transportation, Manual Labor, Sales, Food

Most people sell things on the street or create their own jobs, such as carrying baggage from the airport.

Major Industries Textiles, clothing, shipping, tourism, banking, electronics, watches, clocks, plastics, toys

Bauxite, sugar, rice, milling, gold mining, textile, timber

Textiles, sugar refining, flour milling, cement, light assembling based on imported parts

Social ClassStructure

* = largest

Upper, Middle*, Lower

Upper, Middle (Working)*, Lower

Upper, Middle, Peasants, Urban Lower*


Per Capita Income $45,598 $3,387 $1,070

Poverty Rate: 20% based on HK poverty line (< 3,275/month)Unemployment: 3.1%

Rate: 35%Unemployment: 11%

Rate: 80%Unemployment: 40.6%

MortalityInfant- per 1,000

liveMaternal- per 100,000 live

Infant: 2.73 Infant: 10.3Maternal: 8.5

Infant: 7.6Maternal: 4.9

Fertility(Children

born/women)

1.17 2.1 2.79

Average Family Size

3 4 4.2

Age/Sex Distribution

0-14 years: 12.1% (male 456,638/female 402,462)15-24 years: 11.5% (male 417,300/female 398,270)25-54 years: 46.9% (male 1,430,036/female 1,905,585)55-64 years: 14.7% (male 517,045/female 537,290)65 years and over: 14.4% (male 493,399/female 554,663)

0-14 years: 29% (male 108,703/female 104,793)15-24 years: 21% (male 79,354/female 74,921)25-54 years: 37.2% (male 142,348/female 131,108)55-64 years: 5.3% (male 24,677/female 30,562)65 years and over: 5.1% (male 16,318/female 22,770)

0-14 years: 34% (male 1,701,559/female 1,693,236)15-24 years: 21.6% (male 1,078,994/female 1,081,005)25-54 years: 35.3% (male 1,755,722/female 1,770,386)55-64 years: 4.1% (male 241,174/female 263,369)65 years and over: 4.1% (male 183,627/female 227,659)

Racial Distribution Chinese: 93.1%Indonesian: 1.9%Filipino: 1.9%Other: 3%

East Indian: 43.5%Black: 30.2%Mixed: 16.7%Amerindian: 9.1%Other: .5%

Black: 95%White/Mixed: 5%

Religions Local religions (Islam and Hindu): 90%Christian: 10%

Protestant 30.5% (Pentecostal 16.9%, Anglican 6.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 5%, Methodist 1.7%), Hindu 28.4%, Roman Catholic 8.1%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, Muslim 7.2%, other Christian 17.7%, other 4.3%, none 4.3%

Roman Catholic: 80%Protestant: 16%(Baptist: 10%, Pentecostal: 4%, Adventist: 1%, Other: 1%)Other: 3% *about half None: 1% practice voodoo*

POPULATION PYRAMIDS Hong Kong

Guyana

Haiti

Core Concept Hong Kong Guyana Haiti

Chapter 1, Concept 6

Globalization (Social, Political, and

Economic) and Global

Interdependence

Number 1 in Globalization Index of the 60 largest economies for the 3rd year in a row with a score of 7.81.

China and the US trade and relate to Hong Kong often.

Of all 207 countries, Guyana ranks 113.

Food for the Poor allows many countries to donate to Guyana and help them economically.

Of all 207 countries, Haiti ranks 158.

Many countries including the US donated and helped Haiti get back on their feet after the massive earthquake.

Chapter 3, Concepts 1, 2, 6, 7

Culture Shock (from US), Material

Culture, Nonmaterial

Culture, Ethnocentrism,

Cultural Relativism

Culture Shock: Much denser and more populated than the US.

Material Culture: Shopping, martial arts, diverse foods

Nonmaterial Culture: Close proximity to others, nodding and shaking hands, believe in fortune and luck

Ethnocentrism: They are big on fortune and luck and look down on those who do not condone this.

Cultural Relativism: People are judged here for pushing children too hard and putting emphasis on success. By age five, rigorous discipline is expected.

Culture Shock: Hindu and Muslim Practices

Material Culture: Cricket, Caribbean food, British architecture

Nonmaterial Culture: Arranged marriages, children respect elders and take care of others, religious service attendance

Ethnocentrism: These people believe strongly in their religion and look down on those that do not believe or participate fully.

Cultural Relativism: People are judged as being an unsaved nation because of their strong commitment to their religions.

Culture Shock: The living conditions, way of transportation, and “careers”

Material Culture: Mass grave site, rice and beans, Creole music, soccer

Nonmaterial Culture: working at a young age, kissing cheeks and holding hands

Ethnocentrism: They often think Americans present themselves as inappropriate and sexual based on pop culture.

Cultural Relativism: People are judged because of the state Haiti is in and are thought to be careless about their way of living.


Collective Memory

Emerging from China and gaining their national identity and switching to a democracy

Slavery outlawed in 1834 and independence from the Dutch in 1953

7Mw earthquake in 2010 that killed 220,000, injured 300,000, and caused 1.5 to be homeless



Life Chances, Absolute Poverty,

Social Stratification (* =

largest)

Life Chances: Life expectancy at 83, infant mortality 2.7/1,000, fertility rate at 1.17

Absolute Poverty: 20% based on HK poverty line (<3,275/month)

Social Stratification: Upper, Middle*, Lower

Life Chances: Life expectancy at 67.81, infant mortality 10.3/1,000, maternal mortality 8.5/100,000, fertility rate at 2.1

Absolute Poverty: 35%

Social Stratification:Upper, Middle (Working)*, Lower

Life Chances: Life expectancy at 62.4, infant mortality 7.6/1,000, maternal mortality 4.9/100,000, 2.79 fertility rate

Absolute Poverty: 80%

Social Stratification: Upper, Middle, Peasants, Urban Lower*


Modernization1. High population in

urban cities2. Inanimate sources for

energy, producing food and goods, etc.

3. Widespread access to goods and services

4. People have a voice in economic and political

affairs5. Widespread literacy

6. System of mass media and communication7. Large-scale

organizations8. Loyalty to country

1. Yes2. Yes3. Yes4. Yes5. Yes6. Yes7. Yes8. Yes

1. Yes2. Yes3. Yes4. Yes5. No6. Somewhat7. Somewhat8. Yes

1. Yes2. No3. No4. No5. No6. Somewhat7. No8. Somewhat


Chapter 9, Concepts 3, 5, 7

Ethnicity, Immigration, Assimilation

Ethnicity: Chinese, Indonesian, Filipino

Immigration: 267,726,055 in 2012

Assimilation: Chinese culture is blended with Hong Kong culture

Ethnicity: East Indian, Black, Mixed, Amerindian

Immigration: 1.8% immigrants in 2013

Assimilation: Blended with Caribbean culture

Ethnicity: Black, Mixed, White

Immigration: 21,802 in 2011

Assimilation: Blended with Caribbean and French culture


Economic System

Agricultural, industrial, and information revolutions are evident.

Agricultural, industrial, and information revolutions are semi-evident in some areas.

Agricultural revolution is semi-evident, and the others even less.


Government

Limited democracy

Republic Republic

Chapter 15, Concepts 1, 2, 3,

5

Demographic Structure

Note: More information is addressed in Chapter 8,

Core Concept 1 (Life Chances)

0-14 years: 12.1% (male 456,638/female 402,462)15-24 years: 11.5% (male 417,300/female 398,270)25-54 years: 46.9% (male 1,430,036/female 1,905,585)55-64 years: 14.7% (male 517,045/female 537,290)65 years and over: 14.4% (male 493,399/female 554,663)

0-14 years: 29% (male 108,703/female 104,793)15-24 years: 21% (male 79,354/female 74,921)25-54 years: 37.2% (male 142,348/female 131,108)55-64 years: 5.3% (male 24,677/female 30,562)65 years and over: 5.1% (male 16,318/female 22,770)

0-14 years: 34% (male 1,701,559/female 1,693,236)15-24 years: 21.6% (male 1,078,994/female 1,081,005)25-54 years: 35.3% (male 1,755,722/female 1,770,386)55-64 years: 4.1% (male 241,174/female 263,369)65 years and over: 4.1% (male 183,627/female 227,659)

SOURCES

http://www.everyculture.com/Ge-It/Haiti.html

http://www.everyculture.com/Ge-It/Hong-Kong.htm

lhttp://www.dec.org.uk/haiti-earthquake-facts-and-figures

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-16526765

http://hdr.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/GUY

http://hdr.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/HTI

http://hdr.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/HKG

SOURCES

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gy.html

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ha.html

http://www.censtatd.gov.hk/hkstat/sub/sp200.jsp?productCode=FA100042

http://hk.jobsdb.com/HK

http://www.visualgeography.com/categories/guyana/jobs.html

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