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Case study examines pluralistic ignorance through kūki and sontaku, revealing social dynamics of dissent in Japan.
This case study integrates the 'rule by atmosphere' (kūki) analyzed by Yamamoto Shichihei in A Study of 'Atmosphere' and the concept of 'sontaku' (anticipatory compliance), which gained political attention from 2017, within the theoretical framework of pluralistic ignorance. It illuminates the mechanism that structures the state of 'knowing but not speaking' by radically raising the cost of dissent.
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