aelephant Posted September 2, 2013 Posted September 2, 2013 I was looking at some of the claims made in the section about Japan & had a hard time finding anything to support them. Specifically, I found 2 claims: 1. Japanese children were swaddled & placed into "ejoko" boxes, which gave them a psychological fear of being surrounded or enclosed. A Google search for "ejoko", "ejoko japan", "ejoko box japan" turns up nothing, as far as I can tell. The reference in the text is to deMause's own journal. 2. Incest, particularly mother-son incest, is rampant in Japan. This seems to be a media perpetuated myth as far as I can tell. The reference in the book is a reference to an article published by deMause in his own journal. Wikipedia references historical incest (which occured in many countries, not only Japan) & a Google search only produces results either a) discrediting this claim or b) citing deMause. It could be that no one else has research or published about these topics, but it seems unlikely. It could be that such research or publications have been suppressed to "save face". I just don't know. Maybe someone with better Google skills than I can find some supporting evidence. Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Just Posted September 2, 2013 Posted September 2, 2013 Hey ael.. You can preview the majority of the book "Children of the Japanese State: Changing Role of Child Protection Institutions" in google books. There was a battery of returns when I queried 'abuse' in the book. I don't have the time to pierce through the whole book, but I did see some interesting historical origins of 'child protection' institutions. Maybe give her a glance for a couple minutes, the ejoko query brought nada though
Dave Bockman Posted September 2, 2013 Posted September 2, 2013 I chatted with Mr. De Mause awhile back and these topics came up in our conversations. If I remember correctly, his researchers (the Journal of Psychohistory) were the primary sources for a good portion of the data. If there's one thing he cannot be faulted with, it's a lack of meticulous data collection. I'm sure the Journal has the citations to the research.
Ruben Zandstra Posted September 2, 2013 Posted September 2, 2013 69 Michio Kitahara, “Childhood in Japanese Culture.” The Journal of Psychohistory 17(1989): 44.70 Kenneth Alan Adams and Lester Hill, Jr., “The Phallic Female in Japanese Group-Fantasy.” The Journal of Psychohistory 25(1997): 41.71 Stanley Rosenman, “The Spawning Grounds of the Japanese Rapists of Nanking.” The Journal of Psychohistory 28(2000): 10. These are the sources that are mentioned in the footnotes of the particular chapter. The journals can still be ordered I think, and probably contain their own footnotes and sources. A first Google on the names of the authors gives me facebook and linked-in accounts. I'd be interested in your findings if you were to go and delve in by the way!
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