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Respect in Japanese childhood, adolescence, and society
Author(s) -
Sugie Shuji,
Shwalb David W.,
Shwalb Barbara J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.174
Subject(s) - conformist , socialization , obedience , postmodernism , psychology , meaning (existential) , perception , social psychology , developmental psychology , chinese society , sociology , political science , epistemology , china , law , politics , psychotherapist , philosophy , neuroscience
The meaning of respect changed historically in postwar Japan, and respect as a concept is important yet unnoticed in postmodern Japanese society. Contrary to the perception of Japanese socialization as instilling conformist respect and obedience in children and adolescents, this chapter shows why one commentator predicts that Japan may be changing from a “society of respect” to a “society of scorn.”