Japanese Frames of Mind: Cultural Perspectives on Human Development [Paperback]

Hidetada Shimizu (Editor), Robert A. LeVine (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 7, 2002

Japanese Frames of Mind raises the question as to what Japanese psychology offers Western psychology, in light of research conducted by Japanese and American researchers. The chapters provide a wealth of new data related to Japanese child development, moral reasoning and narratives, schooling and family socialization, and adolescent experiences. By placing the Japanese evidence within the context of Western psychological theory and research, the book calls for a systematic reexamination of Western psychology as one psychology among many other ethnopsychologies.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Japanese Frames of Mind is an intriguing and well-written professional work...a book worthy of the attention of anyone wishing to understand Japanese culture (group-fantasy) and the mechanisms for inducting the young into the arcane rituals of the group. It provides insight into Japanese moral reasoning, mother-child relations, preschool, and mechanisms utilized to gain compliance with the group. Perhaps even more valuably, it demonstrates the extent to which some Japanese experts are only peripherally aware of the generational conflict that underlies the surface harmony of group life in contemporary Japan." Kenneth Alan Adams, Jacksonville State University, The Journal of Psychohistory

"Scholarly, concise, and interesting, the compilation is highly recommended for academic collections in comparative culture, Japanese studies, and international studies and for general social science collections with a cross-disciplinary/cross cultural emphasis." Choice

Book Description

Japanese Frames of Mind raises the question of what Japanese psychology offers Western psychology, in light of research conducted by Japanese and American researchers. The chapters provide a wealth of new data related to Japanese child development, moral reasoning and narratives, schooling and family socialization, and adolescent experiences. By placing the Japanese evidence within the context of Western psychological theory and research, the book calls for a systematic reexamination of Western psychology as one psychology among many other ethnopsychologies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (January 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521786983
• ISBN-13: 978-0521786980
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,548,287 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)