Dependency and Japanese socialization : psychoanalytic and anthropological investigations into Amae /

"Surprisingly readable and studded with nuggets of insight."--The Daily Yomiuri "This insightful, well-written, fascinating book offers new understandings, not only of Japan, but also of American culture. It is essential for those in anthropology, psychology, sociology, and psychiatry...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Johnson, Frank A., 1928- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©1993.
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Dependency (Psychology) > Japan.
Dependency (Psychology) > Cross-cultural studies.
Socialization > Cross-cultural studies.
Dépendance (Psychologie) > Japon.
Dépendance (Psychologie) > Études transculturelles.
PSYCHOLOGY > Ethnopsychology.
Dependency (Psychology)
Socialization
Japan
Cross-cultural studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction and Background
  • 1. Dependency, Attachment, and Interdependency: Definitions from Psychology and Social Science
  • 2. Psychoanalytic Formulations Connected to Dependency
  • 3. Cultural and Historical Background of Amae: Dependency Experience in Japan
  • 4. Japanese Childrearing and Early Socialization: Implications for Amae
  • 5. Japanese Education and Later Socialization
  • 6. A Multilevel Analysis of Doi's Theories of Amae
  • 7. A Summary and Synthesis of Amae Theory
  • 8. Psychocultural Characterization of the Japanese Self
  • 9. Modifications of Psychoanalytic Theory by Cross-Cultural Evidence
  • 10. Current Issues in Anthropology and Psychoanalysis: Some Concluding Observations
  • Glossary of Japanese Terms
  • References
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index

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