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ERIC Number: EJ623738
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Using "The Japanese Problem" as a Corrective to the Ethnocentricity of Western Theory.
Tobin, Joseph
Child Development, v71 n5 p1155-58 Sep-Oct 2000
Focuses on how knowledge about Japanese psychological development and culture can serve as a corrective to the ethnocentrism of Western theory. Highlights the Japanese cultural concepts of "amae" and "kejime." (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Developmental Psychology, Ethnocentrism, Individual Development, Interpersonal Relationship, Social Sciences, Sociocultural Patterns, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Japan
Note: Comments on article by Rothbaum, Pott, Azuma, Miyake, and Weisz (PS531665) in this issue.