Molding Japanese minds : the state in everyday life /

How has the Japanese government persuaded its citizens to save substantial portions of their incomes? And to care for the elderly within the family? How did the public come to support legalized prostitution as in the national interest? What roles have women's groups played in Japan's "...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Garon, Sheldon M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1997.
Subjects:
Since 1868
Social control > Japan > History.
Contrôle social > Japon > Histoire.
HISTORY / Asia / Japan
Social conditions.
Social control.
Social policy.
Soziale Kontrolle
Soziale Situation
Geschichte
Staat
Sozialpolitik
Japan > Social policy.
Japan > Social conditions > 1868-
Japon > Conditions sociales > 1868-
Japan.
Japan
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Social Management: An Introduction
  • PART ONE. STATE AND SOCIETY BEFORE 1945
  • 1. The Evolution of "Japanese-Style" Welfare
  • 2. Defining Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy
  • 3. The World's Oldest Debate? Regulating Prostitution and Illicit Sexuality
  • 4. Integrating Women into Public Life: Women's Groups and the State
  • PART TWO. SOCIAL MANAGEMENT IN POSTWAR JAPAN
  • 5. Re-creating the Channels of Moral Suasion
  • 6. Sexual Politics and the Feminization of Social Management
  • 7. Managing Spiritual Life and Material Well-Being
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Interviews
  • Index

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