DEMOCRACY IN VILLAGE JAPAN,
Abstract
The speed with which Japan has adopted western customs and democratic governmental forms raises the question as to whether there has been a corresponding change in personal values as expressed in voluntary associations at the community level. This report, based on data gathered from volunteer fire companies in both the United States and Japan, suggests that the role flexibility and the unique organizational form which characterize the village fire companies of the United States are not duplicated in Japan. Instead, the latter are characterized by a dependency and deference to higher authority which conform with traditional Japanese values. The imposition of political democracy at the national level does not appear to have filtered down to the grass roots. The study is offered as supporting the theory that some widespread change must be made in personal values before one can expect genuine changes in local societal structures. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0422702
Entities
People
- F. K. Berrien
Organizations
- Rutgers University–New Brunswick