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Direct linkCarlson, Jon; Kurato, Yoshiya; Ruiz, Elizabeth; Ng, Kok-Mun; Yang, Julia – Family Journal Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2004
The use of knife and fork common in Western cultures has influenced Japanese people not only in terms of eating habits but also Japanese personality characteristics. This influence fosters the notion of segmentation - that all areas of life, including people, can be sectioned into parts and so analyzed. Mind and body are considered two discrete…
Descriptors: Personality Development, Foreign Countries, Values, Cultural Differences
