The Japanese Family
Touch, Intimacy and Feeling
By Diana Adis Tahhan | Publisher: Taylor and Francis
About the book
This book explores how the relationship between child and parent develops in Japan, from the earliest point in a child’s life, through the transition from family to the wider world, first to playschools and then schools. It shows how touch and physical contact are important for engendering intimacy and feeling, and how intimacy and feeling continue even when physical contact lessens. It relates the position in Japan to theoretical writing, in both Japan and the West, on body, mind, intimacy and feeling, and compares the position in Japan to practices elsewhere. Overall, the book makes a significant contribution to the study of and theories on body practices, and to debates on the processes of socialisation in Japan.
Editions of The Japanese Family
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317808336
- PDF
- ISBN 9781317808343
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This book explores how the relationship between child and parent develops in Japan, from the earliest point in a child’s life, through the transition from family to the wider world, first to playschools and then schools. It shows how touch and physical contact are important for engendering intimacy and feeling, and how intimacy and feeling continue even when physical contact lessens. It relates the position in Japan to theoretical writing, in both Japan and the West, on body, mind, intimacy and feeling, and compares the position in Japan to practices elsewhere. Overall, the book makes a significant contribution to the study of and theories on body practices, and to debates on the processes of socialisation in Japan.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Japanese Family about?
This book explores how the relationship between child and parent develops in Japan, from the earliest point in a child’s life, through the transition from family to the wider world, first to playschools and then schools. It shows how touch and physical contact are important for engendering intimacy and feeling, and how intimacy and feeling continue even when physical contact lessens. It relates the position in Japan to theoretical writing, in both Japan and the West, on body, mind, intimacy and feeling, and compares the position in Japan to practices elsewhere. Overall, the book makes a significant contribution to the study of and theories on body practices, and to debates on the processes of socialisation in Japan.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Japanese Family?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general
Where can I read a sample of The Japanese Family?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317808336
Is The Japanese Family part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Japan Anthropology Workshop Series
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Japanese Family?
Diana Adis Tahhan
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Japanese Family is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317808336) and pdf(ISBN 9781317808343)