Abstract

In her article in this journal, Cultural Relativism and the Construction of Culture: An Examination of Japan,' Annette Marfording argues that cultural values in Japan have been constructed by the elites who wield political and economic power and are not representative of the Japanese peoples' true values. In arguing this, Marfording confounds the historical process of construction and reconstruction of cultures with the values and norms that

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