Diana Adis Tahhan Livres

Focusing on the evolution of child-parent relationships in Japan, the book examines early childhood development and the transition from family life to educational settings. It integrates theoretical perspectives from both Japanese and Western literature on concepts of body, mind, intimacy, and emotion. By comparing Japanese practices with those in other cultures, it significantly contributes to the understanding of body practices and socialization processes in Japan, enriching the discourse in these fields.

This book explores how the relationship between child and parent develops in Japan, from the earliest point in a child's life, through the transition from family to the wider world, first to playschools and then schools. It shows how touch and physical contact are important for engendering intimacy and feeling, and how intimacy and feeling continue even when physical contact lessens. It relates the position in Japan to theoretical writing, in both Japan and the West, on body, mind, intimacy and feeling, and compares the position in Japan to practices elsewhere. Overall, the book makes a significant contribution to the study of and theories on body practices, and to debates on the processes of socialisation in Japan.