Moralization of Japanese cultural norms among student sojourners in Japan |
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| Institution: | 1. Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan;2. Department of Educational Psychology, Yangon University of Education, Yangon, Myanmar;3. Graduate School of Education and Developmental Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan;4. KDDI Research, Inc., Tokyo, Japan;5. International Education & Exchange Center, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan;1. University of Helsinki, Faculty of Educational Sciences, 00014, Finland;2. Tampere University, Faculty of Education and Culture, 33014, Finland;1. FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany;2. Münster University of Applied Sciences, Germany;1. Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, Facultad de Educación, Economía y Tecnología de Ceuta, University of Granada, c/ Cortadura del valle s/n 51001 Ceuta, Spain;2. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de la Cartuja, s/n 18071 Granada, Spain;3. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de la Cartuja, s/n 18071 Granada, Spain;4. Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de la Cartuja, s/n 18071 Granada, Spain;1. University of Miami, United States;2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States;3. Old Dominion University, United States;4. University of Southern California, United States;5. University of Texas at Austin, United States |
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| Abstract: | This study investigated the relationship between different domains of cultural adaptation among international students in Japan and the moralization of culture-specific norms. Newcomers may adapt certain norms of the host culture and ascribe moral meanings to initially nonmoral activities or objects. Building on the existing model of sociocultural adaptation, we investigated how different types of sociocultural adaptation are associated with the moralization of Japanese cultural norms. For international students in Japan, there are three aspects of sociocultural adaptation: academic, daily living, and interpersonal. Our results showed that cultural adaptation in the interpersonal domain, but not in the academic and daily living domains, predicted harsher moral judgments of behaviors that violated Japanese cultural norms. These findings suggest that international students who are well adjusted in the interpersonal domain gain an understanding of what is sanctioned in the Japanese cultural context and come to see certain behaviors as morally appropriate. We discuss several implications for further investigating the moralization of certain behaviors within the context of acculturation. |
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| Keywords: | Cultural adaptation Moralization Cultural norms International students |
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