| Project/Area Number |
14510178
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
教育・社会系心理学
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| Research Institution | Seinan Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
MIYAHARA Akira Seinan Gakuin University, Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (40190805)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
IMAHORI Tadasu Seinan Gakuin University, Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (00309858)
OLSON Duane Seinan Gakuin University, Literature, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (80226365)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2003
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2003)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥1,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000)
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| Keywords | Kanjin Shugi / Interpersonal Communication / Public Communication / Collectivism / Individualism / Interpersonal Relationships |
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| Research Abstract |
This research was conducted to explain Japanese communication characteristics by using a new perspective that is unique to the Japanese culture. Past research in communication that is guided by Western approach has tried to apply Western ontology and epistemology to Japanese communication. However, such Western approach cannot adequately unveil characteristics of Japanese communication. Basing this problem as a starting point, this research attempted to analyze Japanese communication through a methodological perspective unique to Japanese eyes using Hamaguchi's concepts of "Kanjin Shugi" and "Kanjin".
In 2002, qualitative interviews were conducted with seven Japanese communication researcher-educators. The results of these interviews revealed that Western methodology could not adequately interpret processes in Japanese interpersonal and public communication that were conceptualized holistically as "Kanjin."
Based on this interview finding, a mail survey was administered to 1500 Japanese between age of 23 and 74 living throughout Japan in 2003. Responses were obtained from 215 returned surveys. From their responses, the study analyzed how the respondents defined the word "communication" and how they approached a public communication situation. The results suggested that approximately 60% of the responses defined communication as "behaviors" similar to the Western cultures, but 40% of the responses conceptualized communication as concepts related to "Kanjin," such as relationships with others and contexts or situations. In terms of public communication situation, Japanese responses included the Western sense of "persuasion" and also emphasized the sense of "Kanjin," such as sharing the context between the speaker and the audience.
The study failed to find that Japanese communication was entirely related to "Kanjin Shugi," but proved that Japanese communication could not be totally explained by Western ontology and methodology for communication.
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