Dependency and Japanese Socialization Natalie Rasgon As the author and editor

As the author and editor of almost fifty books of poetry

and helps readers critically analyze shortcomings of Western models of psychological healing

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he addresses the political context of debates over science and non-belief as well as questions about morality

Dependency and Japanese Socialization Natalie Rasgon As the author and editorWestern ideologies traditionally emphasize the concepts of individualism, privacy, freedom, and independence, while the prevailing ethos relegates dependency to a disparaged status. In Japanese society, the divergence from these western ideals can be found in the concept of amae (perhaps best translated as indulgent dependency) which is part of the Japanese social fiber and pervades their experience. For the Western reader, the concept of amae is