I was reading an article on the difference between Chinese Privacy and American Privacy and it reminded me of our class discussions today on privacy. Dr. Redick mentioned how much the conceptions of privacy have changed since he was in middle school and I thought it might be interesting to explore the topic a little more in depth. In the article it points out that privacy in America includes doctor-patient privacy that the Chinese do not recognize. What we see as a sacred confidentiality they usually have friends and family with them during the diagnosis.
I know in the Primal religious cultures privacy was not usually paramount, especially since they shared teepee's and would have sex in front of people if they happened to be in tent with them. But it makes me wonder when in the timeline between them and now we became so protective of our privacy. I certainly don't personally mind it, I like the idea that I can choose who knows what about me, but if the Chinese still observe a different sense of privacy then Americans, I wonder why people differ so much in their views of privacy and what causes it to happen.
work cited:
Fang, Chen. "Chinese and American Views on Privacy." US-China Foreign Language 5.4
(2007): n. pag. Web. 10 Nov 2010.
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