Dependency and Japanese Socialization : : Psychoanalytic and Anthropological Investigations in Amae / / ed. by Frank A. Johnson M.D.

"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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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2020]
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Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • PART ONE. Theoretical and Cultural Background
  • 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
  • PART TWO. Psychocultural Aspects of Japanese Dependency and Self
  • 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
  • PART THREE. Conceptual and Theoretical Dimensions
  • 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