著者

上村 佳世子 田島 信元

出版者

早稲田大学

雑誌

早稲田大学人間科学研究 (ISSN:09160396)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.7, no.1, pp.111-118, 1994-03-25

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The purpose of this study was to provide specific illustrations of how the microethnographic approach can be applied to the study of various aspects of children's lives from different cultures. The daily life of a nine-year-old elementary school girl from Tokyo and from Boston was observed and the interaction in their home and with peers was analysed. The results demonstrate that the child learns specific rules and expectations of the group, applying them to other situations, depending on the demands of each society. The process of a child's socialization is not the simple internalization of the sociocultural rules and expectations, but the reorganization of their meaning through active interaction in various settings.