ABSTRACT

This book presents an authoritative and illuminating insight into the development and most important characteristics of Japanese society and culture. Approaching the subject from a number of different points of view.
Originally published in 1963.

part I|21 pages

Origins

part II|47 pages

Social Structure

chapter 5|9 pages

Stability in Japanese Kinship Terminology

The Historical Evidence *

chapter 7|5 pages

Dozoku and IE in Japan

The Meaning of Family Genealogical Relationships

part III|42 pages

Village Organization

part IV|73 pages

Culture and Personality

chapter 15|8 pages

Amae

A Key Concept for Understanding Japanese Personality Structure

chapter 17|19 pages

Deviancy and Social Change

A Psychocultural Evaluation of Trends in Japanese Delinquency and Suicide