Japanese Patterns of Behavior

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University of Hawaii Press, Sep 30, 1976 - Social Science - 318 pages
Examines beliefs and values generally shared by the Japanese and the importance they place on social interactions, relationships, and proper conduct.
 

Contents

A Postulate
1
Belongingness
22
Empathy
38
Dependency
50
Occupying the Proper Place
67
Reciprocity
90
The Three Domains of Situational Interaction
110
Early Socialization
137
Selfhood
156
Yakuza as a Cultural Example
169
Suicide
190
The Naikan Method
201
Shinkeishitsu and Morita Therapy
215
The Salvation Cult
232
Conclusion
248
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Takie Sugiyama Lebra is professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Hawai‘i.

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