Are common names becoming less common? The rise in uniqueness and individualism in Japan

Are common names becoming less common? The rise in uniqueness and individualism in Japan

We examined whether Japanese culture has become more individualistic by investigating how the practice of naming babies has changed over time. Cultural psychology has revealed substantial cultural variation in human psychology and behavior, emphasizing the mutual construction of socio-cultural envir...

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Main Authors: Yuji eOgihara, Hiroyo eFujita, Hitoshi eTominaga, Sho eIshigaki, Takuya eKashimoto, Ayano eTakahashi, Kyoko eToyohara, Yukiko eUchida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Japan
name
individualization
individualism
cultural change
Uniqueness
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01490/full

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