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Tradition

In: The Success of Competitive-Communism in Japan

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  • Douglas Moore Kenrick

    (Asiatic Society of Japan)

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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.

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  • Douglas Moore Kenrick, 1988. "Tradition," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Success of Competitive-Communism in Japan, chapter 7, pages 65-74, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-19367-7_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-19367-7_7
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