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Using ‘The Japanese Problem’ as a Corrective to the Ethnocentricity of Western Theory
Author(s) -
Tobin Joseph
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8624.00219
Subject(s) - ethnocentrism , psychology , reflection (computer programming) , social psychology , cognitive psychology , epistemology , developmental psychology , philosophy , computer science , programming language
This reflection on the essay by Rothbaum, Pott, Azuma, Miyake, and Weisz focuses on how knowledge about Japanese psychological development and culture can serve as a corrective to the ethnocentrism of Western theory. Particular attention is given to the Japanese cultural concepts of amae and kejime.