An introduction to Japanese society /

In a second edition of his book which has become essential reading for all students of Japanese society, Sugimoto updates and expands on his original narrative. In so doing he challenges the notion that Japan comprises a uniform culture and draws attention to its subcultural diversity.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sugimoto, Yoshio, 1939-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, ©2003.
Edition:2nd ed.
Series:Contemporary Japanese society.
Subjects:
National characteristics, Japanese.
Japanese.
Japonais.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Manners and customs.
Social conditions
Gesellschaft
Sozialstruktur
Soziales System
Maatschappij.
Nationale kenmerken.
Japan > Social conditions.
Japan > Social life and customs.
Japon > Conditions sociales.
Japon > Mœurs et coutumes.
Japan.
Japan
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; 1 The Japan Phenomenon and the Social Sciences; 2 Class and Stratification: An Overview; 3 Geographical and Generational Variations; 4 Varieties in Work and Labor; 5 Diversity and Unity in Education; 6 Gender Stratification and the Family System; 7 Minority Groups: Ethnicity and Discrimination; 8 Collusion and Competition in the Establishment; 9 Popular Culture and Everyday Life; 10 Friendly Authoritarianism; References; Index.

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