Preface Robert LeVine; Introduction; Part I. Moral Scripts and Reasoning:
1. Moral scripts: a US-Japan comparison Hiroshi Azuma; 2. Moral reasoning
among adults: Japan-US comparison Nobumichi Isawa; Part II. Mother and
Child at Home: 3. The maternal role in Japan: cultural values and
socioeconomic conditions Yoshie Nishioka Rice; 4. Japanese mother-child
relationships: skill acquisition before the preschool years Shusuke
Kobayashi; Part III. Group Life: The Young Child in Preschool and School:
5. Learning to become part of the group: the Japanese child's transition to
preschool life Lois Peak; 6. Peer culture and interaction: how Japanese
children express their internalization Victoria E. Kelly; Part IV.
Adolescent Experience: 7. Beyond individualism and sociocentrism: an
ontological analysis of personal experiences of Japanese adolescents
Hidetada Shimizu; 8. Returnees to Japan: the impact of having lived in the
United States Miya Omori; Part V. Reflections: 9. Children and families:
reflections on the 'crisis' in Japanese child-rearing today Merry I. White.
