Uchi and Soto

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Uchi and Soto

Interior and Exterior


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Soto

The vast category ofotherness Perception of other not merely as a

strangerbut as a nobody One finds oneselfmarginalized or

excluded


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Insider-Identity

Acquisition House registry (koseki)

Sponsor (mimoto hoshnin)

for Outsiders: identity

sponsorship Surrogate parent (karioya)


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Double-Sided Dread

1.It is sacred

2.It has ura that needs to be protected

Purity;oku, the sacred innermost space Impurityor anomaly

reluctance of many Japanese


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WHAT IF OUTSIDERSTRY TO ENTER THE UCHI

CIRCLE?


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Double-Sided Dread

tanshin-funin, the husband livesalone in a place away from homebecause of his employment some family members act as a guard

(rusuban)

uchi-based exclusionism;

neighbors are of communal uchi

uchi-soto penetration; exclusionof insider-outsiders


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Insider vs. Outsider


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Insider vs. Outsider


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UCHI-SOTO INCOMMUNICATION


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Scenario 1-ACARTER ONO

Ii desu to mo. Doozo.doozo. Shingakki gahajimaru madetukaimasen kara,

doozo goyukkuri.

Of course. Please goahead. I won't use

it until the newterm begins, sotake your time.

Anoo. . Sumimasen.Sensee no gohon,tyotto haisyaku-saseteitadakenai desyoo ka.

Uh, excuse me. MayI borrow your bookfor a while?


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Scenario 1-BKATO BROWN

-N. Yomu? Kasite ageruwa yo. (Yeah. Will youread it? Ill lend it toyou.)

-N. Moo Yonzyattakara (Yeah. I finishedreading it already,

so)

-Kono hon omosiroi? (Isthis book interesting?)

-Ii? (Is it O.K.?)

-Jaa, kariru ne?Sankyuu. (Then I'llborrow itO.K.?

Thanks. )


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Communication

Spokenlanguage: verb conjugation,honorifics, tone, etc.

Bodylanguage: gestures, proximity,etc.

Tatemae and Honne


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Scenario 2-AMILLER MORIMOTO

Yes, he is, but

Do you have anappointment withhim?

Please wait a moment.

Is Mr. Ito in?

I'm Deborah Miller fromOriental Trade, but . . .

Yes. Uh, the fact is, itwas a 2 o'clockappointment, but I

came a bit early.


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Scenario 2-BKATO BROWN

The man?

Oh, her? She's a studentworking part-time.

Who's that foreigner?

I mean the woman,but ...

Oh, that's who she is!


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References:

Bachnik, J. (2004). Being Outside: Uchi/SotoDistinctions. Retreieved fromhttp://athome.nealrc.org/part_2/5_1.html

Sugiyama, T. (2004). The Japanese Self in CulturalLogic. Universtiy of Hawaii.

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