Investigating Identity: Gender,Overseas Experience,and Japanese Youth |
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| Authors: | Erina Ogawa |
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| Institution: | English Department, Daito Bunka University, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Identity is prominent in academia, despite it being difficult to define and measure due to its dynamic and multifaceted nature. In Japan, awareness of the make-up of Japanese youth is increasingly crucial as Japan becomes a more internationalized and ageing society. This paper examines, by identity mapping and discriminant analysis, the cultural identities of 94 Japanese youth. While strong Global identities separated the respondents with from without overseas experience, ties to National identities and Relationships were found respectively for males and females. This paper suggests that regarding the study of cultural identities, gender does matter – at least in Japan. |
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| Keywords: | Identity maps discriminant analysis Japanese university students cultural identities gender overseas experience |
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