NARUMEKA Psychology

By comparing a country's culture with those of other cultures around the world, we can understand the factors that deeply drive its unique culture. A country's culture reflects the central tendencies of its society. For example, while every individual possesses individuality, social control means that most people deviate from norms (standards)...

In Japan, we often hear statements on television and the internet such as, "Americans are like this, while Japanese are like that," or "Japanese are like that, while Chinese are like that." Among these, the most frequently heard differences between East Asians and Westerners are the following: Japanese and Westerners (Americans...

How can we learn about other countries? It's said that cultures differ from one another. Each country has its own unique culture, and they're all different. However, most of us don't live in different parts of the world, so it's difficult to truly know if cultures are really that different. Also, hypothetically...

(1) Power Distance Index (PDI) Meaning: Whether or not power disparity is tolerated (the index is high if tolerated) World: High in Asian countries, low in Nordic and Anglo-Saxon countries Japan: Lowest in Asia, but higher than Nordic and Anglo-Saxon countries (2) Individualism Index...

By comparing a country's culture with those of other cultures around the world, we can understand the factors that deeply drive its unique culture. A country's culture reflects the central trends of its society. (*While every individual possesses individuality, social control causes most people to deviate significantly from norms (standards)...).