PMID: 3771330Oct 1, 1986Paper

Amae as metalanguage: a critique of Doi's theory of amae

The Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis
Y Taketomo

Abstract

For many years Doi's ideas on the links between amae and the satisfaction of dependency needs have influenced discussions of the so-called Japanese character. In reviewing Doi's theory, however, major problems emerge. Beginning with the very definition of amae, one finds that Doi has chosen to stress only one aspect of amae. When one returns to his lexical sources, one discovers that the common denominator in the various definitions of amae does not lie in a single, monolithic motivation, as Doi proposes. Instead, it is suggested, amae should be viewed as a metalanguage. To understand the metacommunicational significance of amae, one must consider the rules that govern the behavior of the interactants in amae. Three different situations of amae are delineated. In the childhood interaction, the child playfully mimicks the infant's attachment behavior. With the adult coquetry situation, one observes the female playfully behaving as if she were the child mimicking the infant-mother prototype. Finally, in the third context subset of amae, there is a "trespassing on" or "taking advantage of" another person, with the beneficent approval of the second interactant. The common factor thus appears to be a mutually agreed-upon suspension ...Continue Reading

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Jan 1, 1986·The Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis·Y Taketomo

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Jan 1, 1993·The Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis·C Popp, Y Taketomo
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