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MARCH PROGRAM No.1

Friday, March 7, 2003 7:00-9:00 p.m.

PROGRAM:
Shame and Pride in Negotiation of Identities

PRESENTER:
Kiyoko Sueda,
Ph.D., Associate Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University

PLACE:
Reitaku University Tokyo Kenkyu Center (Shinjuku i-Land Tower, 4th Floor)

LANGUAGE:
Japanese / English

FEE:
member 1,000Yen / non-member 2,000Yen

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

This program will introduce how the balance between shame and pride is related to an individual's identity negotiation. Using the "Who am I?" method, participants will be encouraged to identify their multiple identities and to recognize the importance of the balance between shame and pride within their identity/identities. Participants will also be encouraged to draw a map of their identities and to think about how different kinds of identities (personal, social, superordinate) are rigidly or fluidly structured.

PRESENTER:
Kiyoko Sueda, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at Aoyama Gakuin University and teaches interpersonal and intercultural communication. She has been active in SIETAR Japan for many years and served as Vice President from 1999-2001.

How to get there?:
i-Land Tower can be accessed directly from Nishi-Shinjuku Station on the Marunouchi Line by following the underground path. From JR Shinjuku Station it is approximately a 10-minute walk. Once you get to the building, select an elevator that stops on the 4th floor. After you get off on the 4th floor, walk to the right until you get to the last door on your left.