Cultural Stereotype and Its Hazards

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-1-108-83320-2
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 588 g

Reihe: Culture and Psychology

Although it is widely believed that Japanese people are typical collectivists compared to individualistic Westerners, this view is not supported by empirical research. Employing 'Japanese collectivism' as a case example, this book explores how the dichotomous view of cultures was established and investigates how cultural stereotypes exacerbate emotional conflicts between human groups. Drawing on empirical findings, it theoretically analyses the properties of cultural stereotype to reveal the hazards associated with stereotyping nations or ethnicities. Students and researchers from numerous disciplines, including psychology, anthropology, sociology, political science, and economics, will gain fresh insights from this reconceptualization of culture.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Takano, Yohtaro

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. 'Japanese Collectivism'; 2. Psychological Studies; 3. Japanese Culture in Real Life; 4. Japanese Economy; 5. Origin of 'Japanese Collectivism'; 6. Cultural Stereotype; 7. Hazard; Afterword; Appendix; References; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Takano, Yohtaro
Yohtaro Takano is Emeritus Professor at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He has authored several books, including 'Collectivism' as an Illusion (2008), Cognitive Psychology (2013), and Mirror Reversal (2015). He received the Misumi Award in 2001 from the Asian Association of Social Psychology for his study on 'Japanese collectivism'.