Abstract
The first step in acquiring the information and data in the field of public health is the socalled social research, which is the investigation into the regional social structure as well as the social consciousness. When it is actually conducted, however, various difficulties are encountered. In particular, any attempt to identify the consciousness is susceptible to greater difficulties, in that there exist two tiers therein : Tatemae and Honne as they are distinguished in the Japanese language.
In conducting the field study for experimental purposes, Honne was deemed to represent the in-depth emotional consciousness and Tatemae, the superficial intellectual consciousness.
When the field survey was conducted, the questionnaire (mainly dealing with the superficial consciousness) drew a line between any two of the four tested areas. The colour choice test (mainly dealing with the in-depth consciousness) revealed that, at the deepest level of consciousness, the three tested areas have almost identical characters, and that only one area has a unique character different from the others.
In this regard, acknowledging the dual structure of the human mind bears an invaluable significance, as it brings other techniques for approaching public health to light.
In conclusion this paper recommends the name “The Double Dimensional Technique” to refer to the afore-mentioned technique of approaching the in-depth and the superficial consciousness concurrently.
