A Mother and a Friend: Differences in Japanese and Swedish Mothers' Understanding of a Tale

Examined Swedish and Japanese mothers' understanding of the story, "The Giving Tree," by Shel Silverstein, and possible effects of how their conceptions relate to social and cultural experiences in each society. Found six qualitatively different conceptions, related to differences in...

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Published inChildhood (Copenhagen, Denmark) Vol. 5; no. 4; p. 493
Main Authors Samuelsson, Ingrid Pramling, Mauritzson, Ulla, Carlsson, Maj Asplund, Ueda, Miyoko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.11.1998
Subjects
Childhood Attitudes
Childrens Literature
Cross Cultural Studies
Cultural Differences
Foreign Countries
Giving Tree (The)
Japan
Mothers
Parent Attitudes
Parent Child Relationship
Social Differences
Sweden
Sweden
Japan
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Summary:Examined Swedish and Japanese mothers' understanding of the story, "The Giving Tree," by Shel Silverstein, and possible effects of how their conceptions relate to social and cultural experiences in each society. Found six qualitatively different conceptions, related to differences in age and differences in cultural background. (JPB)
ISSN:0907-5682
DOI:10.1177/0907568298005004008