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Japanese patterns of behavior / Takie Sugiyama Lebra. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lebra, Takie Sugiyama, 1930-
- Series:
- East-West Center Books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National characteristics, Japanese.
- Anthropology, Cultural--Japan.
- Social Environment--Japan.
- Japan--Social life and customs.
- Japan.
- Medical Subjects:
- Anthropology, Cultural--Japan.
- Social Environment--Japan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 295 p. )
- Place of Publication:
- Honolulu : University Press of Hawaii, c1976.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examines beliefs and values generally shared by the Japanese and the importance they place on social interactions, relationships, and proper conduct.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Social Relativism as the Japanese Ethos: A Postulate
- 2. Belongingness
- 3. Empathy
- 4. Dependency
- 5. Occupying the Proper Place
- 6. Reciprocity
- 7. The Three Domains of Situational Interaction
- 8. Early Socialization
- 9. Selfhood
- 10. Organized Delinquency: Yakuza as a Cultural Example
- 11. Suicide
- 12. Culturally Based Moral Rehabilitation: The Naikan Method
- 13. Shinkeishitsu and Morita Therapy
- 14. Spirit Possession: The "Salvation Cult"
- 15. Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
- Notes:
- "An East-West Center book."
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: p. [271]-287.
- ISBN:
- 0-8248-4640-0
- 0-585-27393-6
- OCLC:
- 1253313471
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