Material Child

Coming of Age in Japan and America

Häftad, Engelska, 1994

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Beskrivning

As she describes the youth culture of Japan, Merry White draws comparisons with the interests and activities pursued by teenagers in the United States and the contrasting attitudes of adults in Japan and the U.S. towards adolescence. The result is both engrossing and enlightening.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1994-09-29
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520089402

Utforska kategorier

Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Merry White is Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston University and research associate at the Reischauer Institute, Harvard. She is the author of The Japanese Educational Challenge: A Commitment to Children (1987).

Innehållsförteckning

Preface to the Paperback EditionGlossaryIntroduction1. Rethinking the Life CourseMixed Messages and Complementary Contradictions in the Creation of Adolescence2. Youth in TimeCulture, History, and the Idea of the Teen3. Family Time and Space4. School in the Life of the Teen5. The Material ChildBuying and Bonding6. FriendshipBest Friends and Group Training7. SexualityIllusions and Reality8. Big ThoughtsAppendix: School Regulations in JapanNotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndexPhotographs of teenagers in Kyoto and Osaka by Yara Sellin, 1994