Abstract
This study attempts to situate the theory of the "mutual tuning-in relationship" in the context of the sociology of the body in response to the increasing interest in this topic in recent years.
To clarify the position of the acceptance and elaboration of the "mutual tuning-in relationship" in the sociology of the body, we first reexamine the acceptance of the "mutual tuning-in relationship" in sociology, and then we consider K. Nishihara's sociology. Although Nishihara had an affinity for sociology of the body, he does not make a sociological issue of the acceptance and elaboration of the "mutual tuning-in relationship" in the sociology of the body. Second, by substantiating the acceptance and elaboration of this concept in the sociology of the body, we discover that the sociology of the body is situated on "post-Nishihara" sociology. Additionally, we find that the sociology of the body does not deliberate on the notion of "growing older together." To compensate this deficit, we explore the features of "growing older together" in context with the "post-Nishihara" sociology of aging. Our research enabled us to situate the acceptance and elaboration of the "mutual tuning-in relationship" in the sociology of the body.
We hope that this study, despite its limited scope, will help elucidate the broader relationships between the theory of the "mutual tuning-in relationship," Nishihara's sociology, the sociology of aging, and the sociology of the body.
