Danish Culture

Trevor, Kelly, Jason, Chelsie

American Culture
81% of all students graduate from high school
Around age 17 or 18
Most high school seniors start college shortly after graduation
Some go straight into the workforce
The United States has some of the most prestigious universities in the
world, including Ivy League schools such as:
Harvard
Princeton
Yale

Danish Culture
Children start school at 6 years old
Folkeskole
preschool (1 year)
Primary and part of Secondary school (9 years)
10th grade for kids moving on to higher education
Attendance is only mandatory through 9th grade

Kids can go on to University or to vocational

schools

Danish and American Culture and Education

America
o Literacy: 99%
o Average years of
schooling:12.9
o Most important subjects:
English, Reading, Math,
Science.
o Exams are common and
often
o Standard base grading is
followed.

Denmark
o Literacy: 99%
o Average years of
schooling: 12.1
o Most important subjects:
Danish, English, Math,
and Science
o Exams are rare
o Focus is on discussions
and group projects

Gender and Communication

Gender roles in Denmark are pretty equal men and women have the same
rights in the workforce and home.
In the home, the family is huge on communication and getting the input of every
family member.
Children are taught about their value early in life in the classroom and at home.
Their opinion is often encouraged and expected, group collaboration is the
primary source of communication in the classroom. Boys and girls rely heavily
on each other to learn.

Culture and Communication

Within Denmark its relaxed as far as culture. Everyone has the same goals and
the same outlook on things with family and communication.
Unity and compromise is big. Working through things together is a norm, its
rare to see a family dysfunctioning because of the open nature of the country.
In the United States whereas in some cases women are seen at a
disadvantage in Denmark it is almost seen as the other way around. Women
have a strong presence in the workforce and in the home.

Social And Political

Denmark has a multi-party structure, where several
parties can be represented in Parliament at any one
time.
Danes tend to be liberal-minded people, and this
outlook on life is reflected in their country's political and
social affairs.

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United States of America. (2015). Culture grams online database.
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