 TraditionDouglas Moore Kenrick
Chapter 7 in The Success of Competitive-Communism in Japan, 1988, pp 65-74 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The young react against tradition, as witness the student riots of 1968, but Japanese society is still in an ancient mould. In primitive communities close human relations were inevitable. Each person depended for survival on co-operation with his fellows. As tribes grew in size each had a leader, or a leadership group of elders, to make and enforce decisions. Hierarchies developed. Twentieth-century Japanese still retain the human relations and hierarchical values of ancient societies. They feel themselves to be part of an exclusive, long-established nation which clearly separates its citizens from those of all other countries. Within their nation they accept their places in complex cliques and hierarchies with mutual dependence, conformity, status leadership and distinctions based on age and sex. Despite plentiful exceptions, most gain greater satisfaction by working together than competing singly as individuals. Keywords: Human Relation; Mutual Dependence; Ancient Society; Primitive Community; Ancient Social Structure (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-19367-7_7 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-19367-7_7 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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