Body Projects in Japanese Childcare: Culture, Organization and Emotions in a Preschool

by Eyal Ben-Ari

Examines the place of body practices and the management of emotions in Japanese preschools. Early childhood socialization is explored as a set of 'body projects': a series of practices undertaken (over time) to design the body according to prevailing cultural definitions and images.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700704485
• ISBN13: 9780700704484
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 8.2"