Japanese Childrearing: Two Generations of Scholarship

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"An invaluable resource for several different groups: both experienced and new researchers studying Japanese childrearing, those pursuing cross-cultural research with countries other than Japan, and those investigating childrearing from a Western, particularly American, perspective." --Journal of Marriage and the Family -- Review



Japanese Childrearing: Two Generations Of Scholarship is an illuminating integration of the past half-century of cross-cultural research on Japanese childrearing and socialization, placing current findings in the historical context and offering concrete suggestions for new research. Coupling studies by influential senior scholars with reaction papers by younger-generation researchers, Japanese Childrearing illustrates the lasting value of past scholarship and mentoring while it explores how theories and methodologies in the field have evolved over time. The heart of the work is a collection of retrospectives by eight noted senior investigators, known for their seminal studies on the subject of Japanese children. Following each of them are constructive yet critical reaction papers that present current findings on Japanese childrearing and social development. Japanese Childrearing concludes with a discussion of the implications of the research for the general study of culture and development worldwide. Japanese Childrearing is a benchmark work of seminal importance and of interest to students of Japanese culture and/or human development. -- Midwest Book Review