Of manners and hedgehogs: Building closeness by maintaining distance.

This paper explores how the Japanese inhabitants of a densely populated urban neighbourhood negotiate proximity and distance in their social relationships. Based on ethnography of a community salon in the city of Osaka, the paper explores how topics and styles of conversation, modes of interaction b...

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Published in:	Australian Journal of Anthropology Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 146 - 158
Main Author:	Kavedžija, Iza
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Aug2018
Subjects:	Interpersonal relations Social interaction Social psychology Anthropology Social sciences
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost