Unmasking Japan Today

The Impact of Traditional Values on Modern Japanese Society

Inbunden, Engelska, 1996

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Beskrivning

Modern-day Japan has proven to be a complex nation struggling to combine traditional attitudes with the political and social demands of an advanced industrialized economy. This struggle to balance the past with the present has had a significant impact on the structure of human relations in contemporary Japan, particularly in the areas of the family and family dynamics, lifestyles, the education of children, the socialization of youth, women in the workplace, and the elderly. In all cases, we find a dual structure where traditional values and modern practices coexist. Based on a dual perspective that incorporates modern Western capitalism into Japan's traditional agrarian society, this book reveals a complex of cultural assumptions that determine the manners and customs of the Japanese people.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1996-02-16
Mått:156 x 235 x 2 mm
Vikt:510 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780275951443

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

FUMIE KUMAGAI is a Japanese sociologist holding an American doctorate with extensive experience in the West. She is currently a Professor of Sociology at the Graduate School of International Cooperations and Department of Foreign Studies at Kyorin University in Tokyo.DONNA J. KEYSER is Associate Director of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia University. Specializing in Japanese politics and international political economy, Keyser spent four years in Japan as a student, teacher, and Fulbright research fellow.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceIntroduction: The Process of Japanese ModernizationThe Japanese Family-Change and ContinuityChanges in the Japanese Family SystemPopular Culture/Lifestyles of the Japanese FamilyEmerging Family ProblemsEducation and YouthThe Japanese Educational SystemJapanese Youth TodayWomen and Labor Force ParticipationThe Changing Status of WomenJapanese Women in the Work ForceThe Graying of JapanAging as a Socio-Cultural ProcessThe Economics of AgingThe Impact of Aging on Family RelationsConclusion: From Modernization to InternationalizationReferencesIndex