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Carlson, Jon; Kurato, Yoshiya; Ruiz, Elizabeth; Ng, Kok-Mun; Yang, Julia – Family Journal Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2004
The use of knife and fork common in Western cultures has influenced Japanese people not only in terms of eating habits but also Japanese personality characteristics. This influence fosters the notion of segmentation - that all areas of life, including people, can be sectioned into parts and so analyzed. Mind and body are considered two discrete…
Descriptors: Personality Development, Foreign Countries, Values, Cultural Differences
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Pramling, Niklas; Norlander, Torsten; Archer, Trevor – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2001
Examined ethical concepts in children's stories derived from Swedish, Hungarian, and Chinese cultures. Identified 12 qualitative categories of ethical meaning. Examined deeper, underlying psychological consequences from the standpoint of prevailing notions. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Traits