Premium
Common view by whom?
Author(s) -
Hamamura Takeshi,
Takemura Kosuke
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/ajsp.12341
Subject(s) - collectivism , individualism , psychology , social psychology , field (mathematics) , epistemology , social science , sociology , law , political science , philosophy , mathematics , pure mathematics
“Are the Japanese more collectivistic than are individualistic Americans?” Y. Takano and E. Osaka ([Takano, Y., 2018]) concluded that the answer to this question is “No.” We think this conclusion is misguided. The methodology employed in Takano and Osaka's literature review lacks rigor, and the research question appears to stem from a biased survey of the contemporary research literature. We also question who holds the “common view” in the first place. The common view may continue to pervade the public's understanding of psychological differences between Americans and the Japanese, but such a view is no longer embraced by researchers in the field. The field of cultural psychology has evolved greatly in the past 20 years, examining cultural influence dynamically and at more fine‐grained levels. Dissemination of this knowledge to dispel the public's common view is an issue that requires greater attention from the community of Japanese and Asian Social Psychology.