Social Skills for Intercultural Adaptation Among Japanese Living in Brazil

• Sako Koyuri

• Tanaka Tomoko

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 在ブラジル日本人における異文化滞在のソーシャルスキルの検討
• From the Perspectives of Social Life Skills and Interpersonal Skills
• 社会生活スキルと対人スキルの観点から

Abstract

With the increasing number of Japanese people residing abroad, the socio-cultural differences confronted while living abroad may compromise individuals’ mental health. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 15 Japanese people residing in Brazil and, using M-GTA, analyzed the narratives of their difficulties and coping methods. Concerning difficulties, vigilance and precautions against social unrest were noted, as was the inconvenience of not being conversant in the host language, with some even suggesting the importance of learning English. Coping methods were categorized as social-life, interpersonal, and parenting, with behavioral and cognitive skills summarized for each. Security and safety measures were emphasized for social-life skills, and detailed points for daily consideration were extracted from the interview data. Regarding interpersonal skills, how to associate with people from the host country and with compatriots was highlighted. Parenting skills involve measures to improve children’s lives.

Journal

• Multicultural Relations

  Multicultural Relations 15 (0), 3-17, 2018

  Japan Society for Multicultural Relations

Keywords

• Japanese living in Brazil
• difficulty
• coping
• social-life skills
• interpersonal skills

Details

• CRID: 1390567172569209984
• NII Article ID: 130007899824
• DOI: 10.20657/jsmrejournal.15.0_3
• ISSN: 21898650
• ISSN: 13495178
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed