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Boocock, Sarane Spence – 1987
This discussion compares Japan and the United States in terms of: (1) perceptions of children and childhood; (2) parents and parenting; (3) the preschool system; and (4) the social structure of child care settings. It is asserted that the most profound difference between Japanese and American perceptions of children may be that in Japan the…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Background
