NATIONAl CHARACTER STUDIES OF JAPANESE

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1988-01-01Author
Kato, Ryoko
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Department of Sociology, University of Kansas
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Article
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In this paper, I suggest that the national character studies of Japanese have largely been focused on cultural explanations. Thus, they share the weaknesses attributed to this approach. After a review of the literature on Japanese national character some possible future directions are suggested.
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Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 13, Number 1 (WINTER, 1988), pp. 69-78 http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/STR.1808.5026
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