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| Title |
Unable to Conform, Unwilling to Rebel? Youth, Culture, and Motivation in Globalizing Japan
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, January 2011
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00207 |
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| Authors |
Tuukka Toivonen, Vinai Norasakkunkit, Yukiko Uchida |
| Abstract |
This paper investigates the effects of globalization on Japanese young adults from sociological and psychological perspectives. While Japan's socio-economic institutions have shown mainly resistant (or "hot") reactions to globalization, individual-level adaptations remain oriented toward conformity to dominant life expectations, which remain largely unchanged, despite decreasing rewards. However, a socially withdrawn sub-group (the so-called hikikomori) appears to be unable to conform yet is also unwilling to rebel. The experimental evidence we review suggests such youth deviate from typical Japanese motivational patterns but have not necessarily become more Western. This poses serious problems in an interdependence-oriented culture, but the paralysis of this group seems to be an outcome of labor market change rather than a psychopathology. Finally, we also identify a contrasting group - whom we call the quiet mavericks - that adapts in creative and integrative (or "cool") ways by negotiating conformist pressures tactfully. Our account sheds light on just how complex and painful the psychological and sociological effects of globalization can be for young people in conformist societies, with implications to policy and social sustainability. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 22 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 18% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 5% |
| Japan | 1 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 5% |
| Italy | 1 | 5% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 5% |
| Singapore | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 11 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 21 | 95% |
| Scientists | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 120 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 113 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 21 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 12% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 9 | 8% |
| Researcher | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 21 | 18% |
| Unknown | 27 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 31 | 26% |
| Psychology | 29 | 24% |
| Arts and Humanities | 7 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 17 | 14% |
| Unknown | 27 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 46. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 March 2022.
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