Some Recent Trends in Japanese Values
Beyond the Individual-Collective Dimension
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2354364 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nao Oyama (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 445-459 |
| Publication date | 1990-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-5809 • E-ISSN: 1461-7242 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/026858090005004006 |
| OpenAlex | W1982234680 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 5 |
Although various dimensions of values have been advanced, this paper proposes a three-fold value typology, using individual, collective and universal value orientations. In post-war Japan, a profound change in values from the collective orientation to individual orientation has occurred. It is suggested that the causes of this change are: 1) democracy imported from Western countries; 2) the development of an affluent society as a result of economic growth; and 3) social changes, like urbanisation and the nuclearisation of the family. On the other hand, in the 1980s there was a growth in the awareness of the universal orientation, involving the relative priority that a person gives to general human happiness over the individual's own happiness if there is a competitive relation between the two. Although people who hold a universal orientation and behave accordingly are still in a minority, the universal orientation will become more widespread in future society and it is therefore important to pay particular attention to it
Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Happiness · Microeconomics · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Social value orientations · Sociology · Typology · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2018 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |