Foreign Fathers – Native English Speaking Fathers’ Contributions to Bilingual Child-Rearing in Intermarried Families in Japan
Who are you? What makes you so? These superficially simplistic questions pertain to the question of identity. Sociological understanding of this term suggests that our identities are socially constructed; that is, that they are both learned from and negotiated during our interactions with others. In...
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The Japan Foundation, Sydney
2006-12-01
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| description | Who are you? What makes you so? These superficially simplistic questions pertain to the question of identity. Sociological understanding of this term suggests that our identities are socially constructed; that is, that they are both learned from and negotiated during our interactions with others. In view of this, it can be said that the family, initially at least, is the principal cultivator of one’s cultural identity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92e77e760376412cb185acc0f6fa67272022-12-22T01:01:53ZengThe Japan Foundation, SydneyNew Voices1833-52332204-194X2006-12-011879810.21159/nv.01.09Foreign Fathers – Native English Speaking Fathers’ Contributions to Bilingual Child-Rearing in Intermarried Families in JapanLachlan Jackson0Ritsumeikan UniversityWho are you? What makes you so? These superficially simplistic questions pertain to the question of identity. Sociological understanding of this term suggests that our identities are socially constructed; that is, that they are both learned from and negotiated during our interactions with others. In view of this, it can be said that the family, initially at least, is the principal cultivator of one’s cultural identity.http://newvoices.org.au/volume-1/foreign-fathers-native-english-speaking-fathers-contributions-to-bilingual-child-rearing-in-intermarried-families-in-japan/bilingual; Intermarried families; foreign fathers; cross-cultural differences; English; social and cultural identity; Japanese language learners |
| spellingShingle | Lachlan Jackson Foreign Fathers – Native English Speaking Fathers’ Contributions to Bilingual Child-Rearing in Intermarried Families in Japan New Voices bilingual; Intermarried families; foreign fathers; cross-cultural differences; English; social and cultural identity; Japanese language learners |
| title | Foreign Fathers – Native English Speaking Fathers’ Contributions to Bilingual Child-Rearing in Intermarried Families in Japan |
| title_full | Foreign Fathers – Native English Speaking Fathers’ Contributions to Bilingual Child-Rearing in Intermarried Families in Japan |
| title_fullStr | Foreign Fathers – Native English Speaking Fathers’ Contributions to Bilingual Child-Rearing in Intermarried Families in Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Foreign Fathers – Native English Speaking Fathers’ Contributions to Bilingual Child-Rearing in Intermarried Families in Japan |
| title_short | Foreign Fathers – Native English Speaking Fathers’ Contributions to Bilingual Child-Rearing in Intermarried Families in Japan |
| title_sort | foreign fathers native english speaking fathers contributions to bilingual child rearing in intermarried families in japan |
| topic | bilingual; Intermarried families; foreign fathers; cross-cultural differences; English; social and cultural identity; Japanese language learners |
| url | http://newvoices.org.au/volume-1/foreign-fathers-native-english-speaking-fathers-contributions-to-bilingual-child-rearing-in-intermarried-families-in-japan/ |
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