title: A cross-cultural perspective on personhood.
abstract: Central African and Japanese outlooks on the person differ profoundly from one another. But they have in common a perspective on the human person shared by most non-Western societies and cultures: they emphasize the contextual, relational nature of personhood. This way of looking at the person,  and our own individual-oriented and legalistic perspective on the person, carry different sets of meanings, fulfillments, and strains for the individuals and groups who live within these frameworks.
mesh_terms: D000350:Africa, Central; D001290:Attitude; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004644:Emotions; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D012931:Social Environment