Post on 21-Jun-2015
description
Seminar on cultural adaptation
Guillermo Gómezggomez@deusto.es
This presentation is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution
Hola Aupa
Kaixo Egunon
Buenos días
What will we talk about in this course?
Academical Culture
Dailyculture
What will we talk about in this course?
October 17th Spain in Europe: a parliamentary monarchy inside the EU.Let’s meet! Friendship & family relations.
October 24th The Spain of the autonomies: Cultural diversity.Are Spaniards always sleeping “siestas”? Timetables.
October 31th From Dictatorship to Democracy: the Spanish recent History.Are Spaniards so informal? Uses of “tú” and “usted”.
November 7th 20th Spanish Society: the change in values.Nonverbal language.
November 14th Cultural Icons: Cinema, Literature, Music, Sports…Shall we hang out tonight? Or I’ll invite you to my house?
Spain in Europe
A parliamentary monarchy inside the EU
A Parliamentary monarchy
Spanish Constitution (1978)
Head of the State:
King
Legislative
Congress
Senate
Executive
President
Government
Judicial
Supreme Court
Constitutional Court
Courts
The Head of the State: The King
Felipe VI
➔ No executive power.
➔ Represents Spain internationally.
➔ Head of the Armed Forces.
The Legislative branch
Bicameral system: chosen every 4 years
Congress Senate
The Legislative branch: The COngress
Direct election every 4 years
➔ Lower house of Spanish parliament.
➔ Legislates.
➔ Controls the executive.
➔ Designates the President.
The Legislative branch: The Senate
Direct and indirect election every 4 years
➔ Upper house of the Spanish Parliament.
➔ Can veto or modify laws proposed by the Congress.
➔ Regional chamber: Senate reform.
The Executive branch
President of the Government
➔ Mariano Rajoy (2011)
➔ Indirect election: chosen by the Parliament.
➔ Designates the Ministers.
The Executive branch
Council of Ministers
➔ President
➔ Vicepresident
➔ 12 Ministers
The Judicial branch
Independent from other branches?
Supreme Court Constitutional Court
National Court
Supreme Regional Courts
Provincial Courts
The Crisis of the Transition Model
Bipartidism in the spotlight
Izquierda DerechaTraditional parties
New
parties
The Crisis of the Transition Model
Corruption, economical crisis, political indifference
“I’m sorry. I made a mistake that will not be repeated.”Juan Carlos I
Welcome to Euskadi!
Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa & Araba
Euskadi: basque autonomy
Statute of Autonomy of Gernika (1979)
Spanish Economy
Tertiary Sector: TourismLa transformación de Bilbao
en fotografías.
Spanish Economy
High unemployment rate
Unemployment rate in Spain (August 2014)
Total Men Women
Unemployment 24,4% 23,4% 25,4%
Unemployment(< 25 years old)
53,7% 55,4% 51,7%
Unemployment(25 or older)
22,2% 21,1% 23,6%
Spain in the European Union
Enters the EEC in 1986
➔ Schengen, monetary union, Euro.
➔ 5th in population and economical size.
➔ Loss of popularity: low participation in elections (68% in 1987; 43% in 2014)
Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
In Spain, when we want to meet our friends, we meet them…
a. at your friend’s house.b. at a bar.c. in the street.
We meet friends...
in bars or in the street.
Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
In Spain, we live at our parents’ house till…
a. we find a job.b. we start university.c. we get married or have a
stable relationship.
We live at our parents house...
till we find a job (and have a stable relationship).
Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
When we move out of our parents’ house…
a. we usually move to the same neighbourhood.
b. we frequently move to a different city.
c. we live where we can afford.
When we move out of our parents’ house...
we try to live close to our family.
Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
The family meets together to have lunch…
a. once a week.b. once a month.c. once a year.
The family meets together to have lunch...
Depends on the families, but usually once a month.
Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
How many people of the same family live together in a house?
a. Parents with kids.b. Grandparents, parents &
kids.c. Grandparents, parents, kids
& other members of the family.
How many people of the same family live together in a house?
Parents and kids. Sometimes grandparents.
Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
Who takes usually kids to school?
a. Parents.b. Grandparents.c. Babysitters.
Who takes usually kids to school?
Grandparents in many cases.
Let’s meet! Family & friend relations
Grandparents have a very active live?
a. True.b. False.
Grandparents have a very active live?
Grandparents are active members of society.
Fuente de las fotografías
➔ Quijote: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cpoyatos/4543737995/➔ Mujeres en la calle: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pedrosimoes7/9650158117/➔ Hola: https://www.flickr.com/photos/oleg_mirabo/3070113843/➔ Escudo España: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Escudo_de_Espa%C3%B1a_%28mazonado%29.
svg➔ Bandera de España: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Spain.svg➔ Bandera de Europa: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Europe.svg➔ Ikurriña: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Basque_Country.svg➔ Congreso de los diputados: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Congreso_de_los_Diputados_%
28Espa%C3%B1a%29_14.jpg➔ Logo del Congreso de los Diputados: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logocongreso.gif➔ Felipe VI: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Felipe_VI.jpg➔ Congreso de los Diputados:: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:
Interior_del_Congreso_de_los_Diputados_de_Espa%C3%B1a.jpg➔ Senado: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nuevo_Edificio_del_Senado.001_-_Madrid.JPG
Fuente de las fotografías➔ Elecciones al Congreso: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:
Spanish_Congress_of_Deputies_after_2011_election.png➔ Elecciones al Senado: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senado_Espa%C3%B1a_2011.png➔ Mariano Rajoy: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Presidente_Mariano_Rajoy_Brey_2012_-
_La_Moncloa.JPG➔ Consejo de Ministros: https://flic.kr/p/b7fnQg➔ Tribunal Supremo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tribunal-Supremo.jpg➔ Tribunal Constitucional: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tribunal_Constitucional.jpg➔ Juan Carlos I: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_Carlos_2004.jpg➔ Iñaki Urdangarin: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:I%C3%B1aki_Urdangar%C3%ADn.jpg➔ Jordi Pujol: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flickr_-_Converg%C3%A8ncia_Democr%C3%
A0tica_de_Catalunya_-_Confer%C3%A8ncia_Jordi_Pujol_1.jpg➔ Lauburu: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lauburu.svg ➔ Árbol de Gernika: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robledegernika2.JPG➔ Mapa España-Euskadi:: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C3%ADs_Vasco#mediaviewer/File:Localizaci%
C3%B3n_del_Pa%C3%ADs_Vasco.svg
Fuente de las fotografías➔ Parlamento Vasco: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parlamento_Vasco.jpg➔ Lehendakari Urkullu: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urkullu_lehendakaria.jpg➔ Parlamento Vasco, elecciones: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:
2012ko_Eusko_Legebiltzarrerako_hauteskundeak.jpg➔ Grúas industriales: https://www.flickr.com/photos/vitigudino65/3712038689/in/photostream/➔ Museo Guggenheim: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Guggenheim-bilbao-jan05.jpg➔ Tasa de paro: http://www.libremercado.com/2012-04-27/la-tasa-de-paro-alcanza-el-244-en-el-primer-
trimestre-1276456952/➔ Firma Tratado Unión Europea: http://www.exteriores.gob.
es/Portal/es/PoliticaExteriorCooperacion/UnionEuropea/Paginas/EspUE.aspx➔ Celebración de la amistad: https://www.flickr.com/photos/der_baum/12060673864/➔ Terraza bares: https://www.flickr.com/photos/muesca/6025299976/➔ Casa de los padres: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaako/344288554/➔ Homesickness: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kalexanderson/5884796087/
Fuente de las fotografías➔ Family meeting: https://www.flickr.com/photos/juliancerutti/8114610080/in/photostream/➔ Familia: https://www.flickr.com/photos/betta_design/10154134615/in/photostream/➔ Abuelo con nietos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/estebanfdez/8062615563/➔ Abuelos bailando: https://www.flickr.com/photos/luismiguelmartins/329483809/➔ Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dskley/9645435189
All the photos in this presentation are licensed under Creative Commons terms of use.