The Anatomy of Dependence
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The Anatomy of Dependence explores Takeo Doi's groundbreaking concept of amae (甘え), which he describes as a uniquely Japanese need to be in good favor with and depend on the people around oneself.
The book traces amae from its psychological prototype in the infant-mother relationship to its pervasive presence in Japanese adult social interactions, contrasting this model of interdependence with Western ideals of self-reliance.
Doi argues that this emotional and social interdependence fundamentally shapes the Japanese psyche and social institutions.
The book traces amae from its psychological prototype in the infant-mother relationship to its pervasive presence in Japanese adult social interactions, contrasting this model of interdependence with Western ideals of self-reliance.
Doi argues that this emotional and social interdependence fundamentally shapes the Japanese psyche and social institutions.
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