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is, in Japan, not an abstraction but composed of particular individuals who submit themselves to individuals whose leadership they accept, with whom they identify, on whom they depend for happiness and emotional security, and on whose approval they depend for his self-respect.

In dealing with the Japnaese society a different polar opposite to individuation deserves equal attention-- that, namely, in which the individual surrenders a part of himself not to a group of which he is a member, but to particular individuals whose leadership he accepts, with whose fortunes he identifies himself, on whose help he depends for securing his own advancement or happiness, on whose goodwill he depends for his emotional security, and on whose approval he depends for his emotional security, and on whose approval he depends for his self-respect.' (Dore 1958: 389)

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is, in Japan, not merely concerned with supervision or some other technical consideration but with organizing activities into small face-to-face groups, to enjoy this kind of environment, and to work most efficiently in it.

This general emphasis on the group context of work is not entirely explained by an interest in supervision or some other technical consideration. It arises from something much more elemental the inclination, found throughout Japanese society, to organize activities into small face-to-face groups, to enjoy this kind of environment, and to work most efficiently in it. The librarian, informants told me, would be 'lonely' if he was not part of some section' (Rohlen1974).

is, in Japan, such that conformity with social norms is viewed as more important than group membership.

Bellah also notes that the group itself would tend to view conformity with social norms as more important than group membership (Hill 1995: 123)

is not merely concerned with supervision or some other technical consideration but with organizing activities into small face-to-face groups, to enjoy this kind of environment, and to work most efficiently in it.

This general emphasis on the group context of work is not entirely explained by an interest in supervision or some other technical consideration. It arises from something much more elemental the inclination, found throughout Japanese society, to organize activities into small face-to-face groups, to enjoy this kind of environment, and to work most efficiently in it. The librarian, informants told me, would be 'lonely' if he was not part of some section' (Rohlen, Thomas) (Rohlen1974).

is grounded in norms. As such, conformity with social norms is taken to be more important than group membership.

is grounded in hate. It is always possible to bind together a considerable number of people in love, so long as there are other people left over to receive the manifestations of their aggressiveness.

It is always possible to bind together a considerable number of people in love, so long as there are other people left over to receive the manifestations of their aggressiveness. Freud

is a headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.

Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded. Charlie Chaplin

is not that to which the individual submits himself. Rather, the individual submits himself to particular individuals whose leadership he accepts, with whom he identifies, on whom he depends for happiness and emotional security, and on whose approval he depends for his self-respect.

In dealing with the Japnaese socieity a different polar opposite to individuation deserves equal attention-- that, namely, in which the individual surrenders a part of himself not to a group of which he is a member, but to particular individuals whose leadership he accepts, with whose fortunes he identifies himself, on whose help he depends for securing his own advancement or happiness, on whose goodwill he depends for his emotional security, and on whose approval he depends for his emotional security, and on whose approval he depends for his self-respect.' (Dore 1958: 389)

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