An Introduction to Japanese Society
3rd Edition
- Author: Yoshio Sugimoto, La Trobe University, Victoria
- Date Published: June 2010
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- isbn: 9780511771477
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Essential reading for students of Japanese society, An Introduction to Japanese Society now enters its third edition. Here, internationally renowned scholar, Yoshio Sugimoto, writes a sophisticated, yet highly readable and lucid text, using both English and Japanese sources to update and expand upon his original narrative. The book challenges the traditional notion that Japan comprises a uniform culture, and draws attention to its subcultural diversity and class competition. Covering all aspects of Japanese society, it includes chapters on class, geographical and generational variation, work, education, gender, minorities, popular culture and the establishment. This new edition features sections on: Japan's cultural capitalism; the decline of the conventional Japanese management model; the rise of the 'socially divided society' thesis; changes of government; the spread of manga, animation and Japan's popular culture overseas; and the expansion of civil society in Japan.
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- Includes a new chapter on globalization and nationalism, highlighting the most fundamental transformation that is currently taking place in Japanese society
- Offers a wide-ranging approach to all aspects of Japanese society
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'A valuable read for anyone wishing to gain an understanding of Japan beyond the platitudes and stereotypes that are often accepted without question.' BCCJ Acumen
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- Edition: 3rd Edition
- Date Published: June 2010
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9780511771477
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
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.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Civilization and Culture of Japan
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