Distribution of Languages in Norway
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Norway has two official written standard languages: Bokmal and Nynorsk.
For more information about Norway's culture
For current cultural information and news go to http://www.norway.org/News_and_events/Culture/
This site is a valuable site because it is the Norway official site in the United States.
For cultural facts and for etiquette and customs go to http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/norway-country-profile.html The website states the information in an easy to read format which helps make it valuable. Also, it states the right way to eat in Norway for each meal.
This site is a valuable site because it is the Norway official site in the United States.
For cultural facts and for etiquette and customs go to http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/global-etiquette/norway-country-profile.html The website states the information in an easy to read format which helps make it valuable. Also, it states the right way to eat in Norway for each meal.
Country Statistics
Statistic
Norwegian 94.4% (includes Sami, about 60,000), other European 3.6%, other 2% (2007 estimate) Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran - official) 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004) 10.8 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) 9.22 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Total population: 100% 110.8 billion kWh (2009 est.) Energy- Electricity per person. The use of electricity has increased a tiny bit overtime. In the year 1960, Norway electricity use per person was 7587 kWh. By the time 2008 came around, the energy use of electricity increased to 24005 kWh. Infrastructure- Communication -Internet users This shows how the use of internet has increased a little bit in Norway. In 1990 there were 30000 users and then there became some more. In 2010, there were now 4.56 M internet users. Health- Infant Mortality Overtime, Norway's infant mortality rate decreased. It started out as 134 in 1836 and then in the year 2008 it was all the way down to 2.9. It is crazy how in 172 years the infant mortality rate dropped down 131.1. |
The status of women in Norway
Throughout history, all everyone has wanted is to have rights, to at least be equal. Male or female, black or white or any other color, we are all to be the same. Everyone is to be treated like the other and paid equally too. The United Nations has an aim and a priority of gender equality and empowerment of women. They want women to be at the same level as men. In the world, there is a program called The Commission of the Status of Women in which monitors are set to check in on the status of women in the world as well as assists and makes reports. They aren’t doing enough though because there still isn’t quality with the sexes.
Women have tried years upon years to be equivalent to men but without luck. With all the effort, men still have the upper hand. Men continue to be paid more, “the majority of women earn on average about three-fourths of the pay of males for the same work, outside of the agricultural sector, in both developed and developing countries” (“Women at a Glance”). It is unfair that women who work the same hour or more receive the same amount of money. In most cases though, women actually work more, “in most countries, women work approximately twice the unpaid time men do” (“Women at a Glance”). The status of women in the world is not at where it should be. They want to be at least equal.
Not only is the status of the women in the world not at a good point, Norway’s status of women could also improve. Though, Norway is one of a few countries where women are doing decently, “women’s life expectancy, educational attainment and income are highest in Sweden, Canada, Norway, USA and Finland” (“Women at a Glance”). Women are still not equal to men, even though in Norway the women have high life expectancy, educational attainment and income. One of the countries that are up there with statistics still doesn’t add up to equality of women to men. Though, a lot of Norwegian women are employed, the men are the ones who hold the higher position jobs, “despite the fact that women now make up to 47 percent of the labour force, they are still the minority in managerial positions” (“Breaking the glass Ceiling?”). And the work hours are different for men and women but women are catching up. Women who are managers work similar to men and are almost at the same amount of time, “the contracted working hours of female managers in 2008 were 38 hours per week, i.e approximately 3 hours less than for male managers” (“Breaking the glass Ceiling?”). The status of women is not completely ideal, men are still getting the upper hand but the women are slowly inching their way to the top. Nothing seems to be stopping them.
Norway wants equality between females and males. That status of women is not efficient enough for the women in Norway and therefore went to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. On March 12, 2010, “the commission passed- through a Norwegian initiative- a separate resolution that underlines its expectations on the UN’s new gender entity” (“Norway in Focus under the Commission on the Status of Women”). The Norwegian women are trying very hard to get their status changed and improved. All the handwork is paying off for the women. They were able to be, “co-organizing several side-events in the first week of the session, including an event on the mobilization of men and boys to advocate women’s rights and gender equality, and another event on female entrepreneurship, organized by the World Bank and UNIGEM” (“Norway in Focus under the Commission on the Status of Women”). They were very helpful and contributed in any way that they could. For the Norwegians, it has been helpful to team up with different organizations and groups to make their voice heard as to what they want accomplished and to show they want to help others as well.
Norway is on the few countries were the status of women is getting up there to the level of the men. And yet, the Norwegians are still trying to improve the status until there is gender equality. They will help out in any way they can, help organize and contribute to events, to show their tranquility toward others and be heard. The United Nation’s Commission of the Status of Women has done well to hear what Norway has to say and enable them to help contribute to events. With the help of the program, Norway will keep inching towards gender equality and maybe one-day women will make the same amount of money as men.
Sources:
"Breaking the Glass Ceiling?" N.p., 15 Apr. 2010. Web. 9 Mar. 2013. <http://www.upc.edu/parcupc/media/KF-K2M_Dones-als-Consells-dAdministraci%C3%B3_Norway.pdf>.
"Norway in Focus under the Commission on the Status of Women." Norway in Focus under the Commission on the Status of Women. N.p., 16 Mar. 2010. Web. 09 Mar. 2013. <http://www.norway-un.org/NorwayandUN/Selected_Topics/Gender_Equality/Norway-central-under-the-UN-womens-commission/>.
"Women at a Glance." UN News Center. UN, May 1997. Web. 09 Mar. 2013. <http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/women/women96.htm>.
Women have tried years upon years to be equivalent to men but without luck. With all the effort, men still have the upper hand. Men continue to be paid more, “the majority of women earn on average about three-fourths of the pay of males for the same work, outside of the agricultural sector, in both developed and developing countries” (“Women at a Glance”). It is unfair that women who work the same hour or more receive the same amount of money. In most cases though, women actually work more, “in most countries, women work approximately twice the unpaid time men do” (“Women at a Glance”). The status of women in the world is not at where it should be. They want to be at least equal.
Not only is the status of the women in the world not at a good point, Norway’s status of women could also improve. Though, Norway is one of a few countries where women are doing decently, “women’s life expectancy, educational attainment and income are highest in Sweden, Canada, Norway, USA and Finland” (“Women at a Glance”). Women are still not equal to men, even though in Norway the women have high life expectancy, educational attainment and income. One of the countries that are up there with statistics still doesn’t add up to equality of women to men. Though, a lot of Norwegian women are employed, the men are the ones who hold the higher position jobs, “despite the fact that women now make up to 47 percent of the labour force, they are still the minority in managerial positions” (“Breaking the glass Ceiling?”). And the work hours are different for men and women but women are catching up. Women who are managers work similar to men and are almost at the same amount of time, “the contracted working hours of female managers in 2008 were 38 hours per week, i.e approximately 3 hours less than for male managers” (“Breaking the glass Ceiling?”). The status of women is not completely ideal, men are still getting the upper hand but the women are slowly inching their way to the top. Nothing seems to be stopping them.
Norway wants equality between females and males. That status of women is not efficient enough for the women in Norway and therefore went to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. On March 12, 2010, “the commission passed- through a Norwegian initiative- a separate resolution that underlines its expectations on the UN’s new gender entity” (“Norway in Focus under the Commission on the Status of Women”). The Norwegian women are trying very hard to get their status changed and improved. All the handwork is paying off for the women. They were able to be, “co-organizing several side-events in the first week of the session, including an event on the mobilization of men and boys to advocate women’s rights and gender equality, and another event on female entrepreneurship, organized by the World Bank and UNIGEM” (“Norway in Focus under the Commission on the Status of Women”). They were very helpful and contributed in any way that they could. For the Norwegians, it has been helpful to team up with different organizations and groups to make their voice heard as to what they want accomplished and to show they want to help others as well.
Norway is on the few countries were the status of women is getting up there to the level of the men. And yet, the Norwegians are still trying to improve the status until there is gender equality. They will help out in any way they can, help organize and contribute to events, to show their tranquility toward others and be heard. The United Nation’s Commission of the Status of Women has done well to hear what Norway has to say and enable them to help contribute to events. With the help of the program, Norway will keep inching towards gender equality and maybe one-day women will make the same amount of money as men.
Sources:
"Breaking the Glass Ceiling?" N.p., 15 Apr. 2010. Web. 9 Mar. 2013. <http://www.upc.edu/parcupc/media/KF-K2M_Dones-als-Consells-dAdministraci%C3%B3_Norway.pdf>.
"Norway in Focus under the Commission on the Status of Women." Norway in Focus under the Commission on the Status of Women. N.p., 16 Mar. 2010. Web. 09 Mar. 2013. <http://www.norway-un.org/NorwayandUN/Selected_Topics/Gender_Equality/Norway-central-under-the-UN-womens-commission/>.
"Women at a Glance." UN News Center. UN, May 1997. Web. 09 Mar. 2013. <http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/women/women96.htm>.
Religions in Norway
The main religion in Norway is Christianity and in the year 1000 was when Norway converted to Christianity due to trade ties and Viking raids with Christian Europe ("Religion," 2011). Other places that contributed were Germany and Denmark as well as missionary activities conducted by the Anglo-Saxon church ("Religion," 2011). The majority of Norway is Christian and it has been that way for a long time. However, “most non-Western immigrants practice Islam, Buddhism, Christianity, or Hinduism. Of registered religious minority members, 45 percent are concentrated in the Oslo area, including 45 percent of Muslims and 22 percent of Buddhists” (2011). Christianity started in Jerusalem and spread to Europe and consequently ended up spreading to Norway.
Due to the majority of Christianity in Norway for as long as it has been, Christianity has a huge role in social development and culture. Roughly 80 percent of Norway belongs to the Church of Norway ("Religion," 2011). Because there are so many people in Norway that are religious, they added religious classes for children. “A 1997 law introduced the Christian Knowledge and Religious and Ethical Information (CKREE) course for grades one through 10 (generally ages six to 16)” (2011). Unlike most schools in the United States where talking about religion is bad not even teaching about it, in Norway they have a course for kids to take. This shows how different the Norway culture is from our own and how it affects their culture.
Every religion has places that are special and sacred. Norway has a couple places that are sacred sites. The three sacred sites are the Alta Rock Carvings, Nidaros Church and the Urnes Stave Church. The Alta Rock Carvings are located in North Norway, which date back to 4200 BC and 500 BC but the carvings don’t have any religious affiliation ("Sacred sites in," 2005). As a result of Christianity being the major religion in Norway it makes sense that the two religious sacred sites in Norway are two churches. Nidaros Church is located in Trondheim and it is the most important church in Norway, also it is the largest medieval building in Scandinavia ("Sacred sites in," 2005). The last sacred site in Norway is the Urnes Stave Church, in Western Norway, is the oldest and out of the 29 stave churches is the highly decorated church ("Sacred sites in," 2005). Christianity has many religious sites mostly ones in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth but these are the ones that are holy for Norway.
Since Christianity is a big majority of Norway, one would think that the government would highly affiliated with religion but this would correct in this case. Norway tries like other states to make sure that even though there is a connection with government and religion that others are free to think freely. “Although there is no separation of Church and State, all inhabitants have the right to exercise their religion freely in accordance with a 1964 amendment to the Constitution” (2011). In Norway people are allowed to have freedom of religion and it isn’t forced to be a Christian, it is just the majority. There is a connection between government and state due to the number of people that belong to the same religion.
Sources:
Religion. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.norway.org/aboutnorway/society/people/general/
Sacred sites in norway. (2005, December). Retrieved from http://www.sacred-destinations.com/norway/sacred-sites
(2011). Retrieved from U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Huma website: http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2010_5/168330.htm
Due to the majority of Christianity in Norway for as long as it has been, Christianity has a huge role in social development and culture. Roughly 80 percent of Norway belongs to the Church of Norway ("Religion," 2011). Because there are so many people in Norway that are religious, they added religious classes for children. “A 1997 law introduced the Christian Knowledge and Religious and Ethical Information (CKREE) course for grades one through 10 (generally ages six to 16)” (2011). Unlike most schools in the United States where talking about religion is bad not even teaching about it, in Norway they have a course for kids to take. This shows how different the Norway culture is from our own and how it affects their culture.
Every religion has places that are special and sacred. Norway has a couple places that are sacred sites. The three sacred sites are the Alta Rock Carvings, Nidaros Church and the Urnes Stave Church. The Alta Rock Carvings are located in North Norway, which date back to 4200 BC and 500 BC but the carvings don’t have any religious affiliation ("Sacred sites in," 2005). As a result of Christianity being the major religion in Norway it makes sense that the two religious sacred sites in Norway are two churches. Nidaros Church is located in Trondheim and it is the most important church in Norway, also it is the largest medieval building in Scandinavia ("Sacred sites in," 2005). The last sacred site in Norway is the Urnes Stave Church, in Western Norway, is the oldest and out of the 29 stave churches is the highly decorated church ("Sacred sites in," 2005). Christianity has many religious sites mostly ones in Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nazareth but these are the ones that are holy for Norway.
Since Christianity is a big majority of Norway, one would think that the government would highly affiliated with religion but this would correct in this case. Norway tries like other states to make sure that even though there is a connection with government and religion that others are free to think freely. “Although there is no separation of Church and State, all inhabitants have the right to exercise their religion freely in accordance with a 1964 amendment to the Constitution” (2011). In Norway people are allowed to have freedom of religion and it isn’t forced to be a Christian, it is just the majority. There is a connection between government and state due to the number of people that belong to the same religion.
Sources:
Religion. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.norway.org/aboutnorway/society/people/general/
Sacred sites in norway. (2005, December). Retrieved from http://www.sacred-destinations.com/norway/sacred-sites
(2011). Retrieved from U.S. Department of State Bureau of Democracy, Huma website: http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/2010_5/168330.htm
Cultural Diversity in Norway
After looking at the biodiversity and cultural diversity in Australia, the relationship between the two seems to be closely related. Cultural diversity is very important because everyone is apart of a different culture. With this term, the other cultures are respected and not judged. Every country is unique and some have a better cultural diversity than others. Norway’s loss of cultural diversity is not the central focus. Their focus is to put in action what they can do to improve their cultural diversity in order to enhance it.
Norway wants their cultural diversity to improve and a new approach for it is the Nature Diversity Act. The act was passed in the year 2009 and Erik Solheim stated that it is “the most important act on environment ever introduced in Norway.” The reason that the Nature Diversity Act is so important is due to the fact that it incorporates both using and preserving nature. With the efforts of the act to regulate issues, environmental authorities must follow the guidelines made by the Nature Diversity Act regarding nature problems. One of the efforts in Norway to preserve culture is the Nature Diversity Act, which concentrates on the value and importance of culture and nature.
Another effort that Norway has to preserve culture diversity is EUNIC. EUNIC is the European Union National Institutes for Culture that was founded in September of 2008 by the following countries: France, Finland, Germany, Italy and Norway. The organization aims to sponsor cultural diversity in not only Norway but also in other European places. EUNIC wants the cultural diversity to improve and a way they have figured it out is to share knowledge and resources with other countries.
Norway is experiencing changes in cultural diversity by trying to improve it with the Nature Diversity Act and the EUNIC. With the Nature Diversity Act getting passed in 2009 and EUNIC being founded in 2008, the efforts are still new so it will take a few years to see the effects.
Work Cited
Eunic. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.eunic-online.eu/norway
Norway. (2011, August 18). Retrieved from http://www.norwayemb.org.in/News_and_events/Climate-and-Environment/Environment/A-new-approach---The-Nature-Diversity-Act1/
Norway wants their cultural diversity to improve and a new approach for it is the Nature Diversity Act. The act was passed in the year 2009 and Erik Solheim stated that it is “the most important act on environment ever introduced in Norway.” The reason that the Nature Diversity Act is so important is due to the fact that it incorporates both using and preserving nature. With the efforts of the act to regulate issues, environmental authorities must follow the guidelines made by the Nature Diversity Act regarding nature problems. One of the efforts in Norway to preserve culture is the Nature Diversity Act, which concentrates on the value and importance of culture and nature.
Another effort that Norway has to preserve culture diversity is EUNIC. EUNIC is the European Union National Institutes for Culture that was founded in September of 2008 by the following countries: France, Finland, Germany, Italy and Norway. The organization aims to sponsor cultural diversity in not only Norway but also in other European places. EUNIC wants the cultural diversity to improve and a way they have figured it out is to share knowledge and resources with other countries.
Norway is experiencing changes in cultural diversity by trying to improve it with the Nature Diversity Act and the EUNIC. With the Nature Diversity Act getting passed in 2009 and EUNIC being founded in 2008, the efforts are still new so it will take a few years to see the effects.
Work Cited
Eunic. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.eunic-online.eu/norway
Norway. (2011, August 18). Retrieved from http://www.norwayemb.org.in/News_and_events/Climate-and-Environment/Environment/A-new-approach---The-Nature-Diversity-Act1/
Food in Norway
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In Norway, the most common foods are fish and grilled salmon. Due to the surrounding water, it is no surprise that fish is the popular food. Norway is actually one of the most healthiest countries in the world as a result of the fishing industry. There is not a connection between religion and food in Norway because the main food is seafood due to the freshness and abundant supply of fish. And they have lots of different ways to prepare it in order to change things up, so there isn't one single dish they eat all the time.
Here is a link to a a popular dish in Norway, Lemon-Baked Cod: http://www.food.com/recipe/lemon-baked-cod-135272
Here is a link to a a popular dish in Norway, Lemon-Baked Cod: http://www.food.com/recipe/lemon-baked-cod-135272