In which of the following ways are burakumin discriminated against in Japan quizlet?

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burakumin

-discriminated against on the basis of belief about their descent (eta or henin)
-burakumin today live in secluded communities; some do not even know that they are burakumin (they know that they're buraku only if they are discriminated against)

ainu

attacked by the dominant japanese; the ainu were forced to assimilate (couldn't even speak their own language)
result: rise of multiculturalism (cultural revival movements, ethnic awareness to promote ainu culture)

okinawan

meji government annexed it into japan after okinawans suffered discrimination from the dominant japanese
-suffered from unemployment/poverty

zainichi koreans

japan invaded korea, annexed it
the japanese exploited korean land

ethnic minorities

ainu, okinawans, and zainichi koreans are ethnic minorities (whereas burakumin are not)

intensification of discrimination

as japan embraced modernity, discrimination against brakeman intensified

discrimination against burakumin

non-bureakumin are conscious of the bureau feudal status; burakumin has functioned as level for social integration in process of forming in process of forming a modern japan (buraku slaughter animals so they are not clean and we are)

japan's i.e. system/buraku

japan's i.e. system made it difficult for burakumin to conceal lineage (b/c the i.e. system allowed people to get into on family background)

3 types of discrimination

low wages, jobs, prejudice
*blatant discrimination has decreased; awareness of equality (discrimination still exists)

new ways of discriminating

graffiti, mass media, acquiring family registers

buraku culture

-trinity community: burakumin live with each other (flourish and bond on memories of hardship)
-engage in work they specialize in (butchery, leather work, slaughtering animals: slaughtering animals was deemed unclean by the dominant japanese)
-dancing and the arts (forms of entertainment to drive away impurity)

jobs were unstable

this lead to a buraku culture that was flexible and utilitarian; utilitarian because they were inclined to take up any jobs useful for survival, flexible in that their cultural activities do not require a license

"culture of pride"

buraku strength is located from their struggles

buraku identity

buraku and non-buraku cultures are very similar, but the fact that the burke are discriminated against divides the two

how is buraku culture double-faceted?

miserable and proud at the same time
-nothing good about being a buraku but they have developed a fighting spirit to fight their discrimination; they are thinking about the history which they use for resistance

diversity in buraku culture

government aid help, some are urban, others are agrarian
buraku is experiencing more non-buraku; fishing buraku community is depopulating

transformation of buraku culture

-discrimination has changed! so the buraku culture has changed
-non-burakumin are now living with brakeman; the boundaries are not clear
-increased social stratification within buraku communities cause brakeman to lose sense of cohesiveness
-cohsion is declining; memory of hardship (which once held them together) is disappearing
-many buraku liberation movements (want to revive lost identity)

how can these minority cultures survive?

it's because of these movements; these minority can survive is they actively pursue it

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