The Japanese mind : understanding contemporary Japanese culture /
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| Imprint: | Boston : Tuttle Pub., 2002. |
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| Description: | vii, 270 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10027116 |
Table of Contents:
- Japanese Chronology
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- Aimai: Ambiguity and the Japanese
- Amae: The Concept of Japanese Dependence
- Amakudari: Descent from Heaven
- Bigaku: The Japanese Sense of Beauty
- Bushido: The Way of the Warrior
- Chinmoku: Silence in Japanese Communication
- Danjyo Kankei: Male and Female Relationships in Japan
- The Do Spirit of Japan
- Gambari: Japanese Patience and Determination
- Giri: Japanese Social Obligations
- Haragei: An Implicit Way of Communicating in Japan
- Hedataru to Najimu: Japanese Personal Space
- Honne to Tatemae: Private vs. Public Stance in Japan
- The Japanese Ie System
- Iitoko-Dori: Adopting Elements of Foreign Culture
- Ikuji: Childrearing Practices in Japan
- Kenkyo: The Japanese Virtue of Modesty
- Kisetsu: The Japanese Sense of the Seasons
- Nemawashi: Laying the Groundwork in Japan
- Omiai: Arranged Marriage in Japan
- Otogibanashi: Folktales of Japan
- Ryosaikenbo--"Good Wives and Wise Mothers": The Social Expectations of Women in Japan
- Sempai-Kohai: Seniority Rules in Japanese Relations
- Shudan Ishiki: Japanese Group Consciousness
- Soshiki: Japanese Funerals
- Uchi to Soto: Dual Meanings in Japanese Human Relations
- Wabi-Sabi: Simplicity and Elegance as Japanese Ideals of Beauty
- Zoto: The Japanese Custom of Gift Giving
- References
- Glossary