ABSTRACT

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.

chapter Chapter 1|13 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|16 pages

The Institutional Framework

Katsura Day-Care Center

chapter Chapter 3|24 pages

From Mothering to Othering

Organization, Culture and Naptime

part Interlude I|28 pages

Hoikuen, Kibbutz, and Sleep

chapter Chapter 4|26 pages

Learning to ‘Group'

Play, Embodiment and Emotions

part Interlude II|11 pages

Three Little (Japanese) Pigs

chapter Chapter 5|10 pages

A Note on the Gambaru Complex

part Interlude III|18 pages

The Marathon

chapter Chapter 6|16 pages

Eating to Become Japanese

Body, Habits and Organization

part Interlude IV|24 pages

Menus

chapter Chapter 7|18 pages

Name-Calling

Power, Play and Classification

part Interlude V|16 pages

An Instance of Discipline?

chapter Chapter 8|15 pages

Conclusion