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An Introduction to Japanese Society » (3rd Edition)
Authors: Yoshio Sugimoto
ISBN-13: 9780521705196, ISBN-10: 0521705193
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: August 2010
Edition: 3rd Edition
Author Biography: Yoshio Sugimoto
Yoshio Sugimoto is Professor of Sociology at La Trobe University, Melbourne. His publications include Japanese Encounters with Postmodernity (co-edited with Johann Arnason, 1995).
Book Synopsis
Updated edition of Sugimoto's book which offers a comprehensive and critical view of Japanese society.
Table of Contents
| List of Figures | ||
| List of Tables | ||
| Preface to the First Edition | ||
| Preface to the Second Edition | ||
| Map of Japan | ||
| 1 | The Japan Phenomenon and the Social Sciences | 1 |
| 2 | Class and Stratification: An Overview | 35 |
| 3 | Geographical and Generational Variations | 60 |
| 4 | Varieties in Work and Labor | 86 |
| 5 | Diversity and Unity in Education | 115 |
| 6 | Gender Stratification and the Family System | 146 |
| 7 | Minority Groups: Ethnicity and Discrimination | 183 |
| 8 | Collusion and Competition in the Establishment | 212 |
| 9 | Popular Culture and Everyday Life | 244 |
| 10 | Friendly Authoritarianism | 271 |
| References | 286 | |
| Index | 307 |
Subjects
History
Asian History Japanese History
Nonfiction Social Sciences Asian & Asian American Studies
Nonfiction Social Sciences Regional Studies
Nonfiction All Nonfiction Asian & Asian American Studies
Science & Nature Social Sciences Asian & Asian American Studies
Science & Nature Social Sciences Regional Studies
Social Sciences Asian & Asian American Studies Asian Studies - East Asia - Japan
Social Sciences Regional Studies National Characteristics
Nonfiction History Asian History
Asian History Japanese HistoryNonfiction
Social Sciences Asian & Asian American StudiesNonfiction
Social Sciences Regional StudiesNonfiction
All Nonfiction Asian & Asian American StudiesScience & Nature
Social Sciences Asian & Asian American StudiesScience & Nature
Social Sciences Regional StudiesSocial Sciences
Asian & Asian American Studies Asian Studies - East Asia - JapanSocial Sciences
Regional Studies National CharacteristicsNonfiction
History Asian History
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