The Japanese Overseas : Can They Go Home Again? /

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<![CDATA[The astonishing success of Japanese corporations throughout the world has transplanted millions of Japanese into foreign lands, but returning families face a crisis--a problematic, sometimes traumatic reunion with an inward-looking culture. Drawing on scores of in-depth interviews, Merry...

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Main Author: White, Merry I., 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1992]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Student adjustment.
Social adjustment.
Reverse culture shock.
National characteristics, Japanese.
Families > Psychological aspects.
Japanese.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Adaptation scolaire > Japon.
Adaptation sociale.
Choc du retour au pays > Japon.
Japonais.
Familles > Japon > Aspect psychologique.
Student adjustment > Japan.
Japanese > Foreign countries > Psychology.
Reverse culture shock > Japan.
Families > Japan > Psychological aspects.
Japan.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments ; 1. Families at Risk; 2. Families and Fortunes: The History of a Cultural Paradox; 3. Return to Japan: Three Case Histories ; 4. Facing the Schools: The Lessons of Readjustment; 5. Adult Strategies: Mothers and Fathers at Home and at Work ; 6. Can They Go Home Again? Brokers and Borders in Modern Japan ; Afterword ; Appendixes; Notes ; Bibliography; Index.

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