Yoshio Sugimoto Professor of Sociology and Dean of Social Sciences at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Ross E. Mouer Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies, Monash University Melbourne.

• Introduction Cross-currents in the Study of Japanese Society PART ONE: THE EXPRESSION OF INDIVIDUAL SELF INTEREST 1 A Theory of Social Exchange as Applied to Japan 2 Arc, Circle and Sphere: Schedules for Selfhood 3 Some Conditions for QC Circles: Long-term Perspectives in the Behaviour of Individuals 4 Friendship in Cross-cultural Perspective PART TWO: INSTITUTIONS AND STRUCTURED INEQUALITY 5 A Multi-dimensional View of Stratification: a Framework for Comparative Analysis 6 The Transition of the Household System in Japan's Modernization 7 Resolving Social Conflicts: a Comparative View of Interpersonal and Inter-group Relations in Japan 8 Interest Groups and the Process of Political Decision making in Japan 9 Japanese Industrial Relations: an External Perspective PART THREE: METHODOLOGICAL HORIZONS 10 The Emic-Etic Distinction and Its Significance for Japanese Studies 11 The Role of Typologies in Understanding Japanese Culture and Society: From Linguistics to Social Science

Yoshio Sugimoto Professor of Sociology and Dean of Social Sciences at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Ross E. Mouer Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies, Monash University Melbourne.

• Introduction Cross-currents in the Study of Japanese Society PART ONE: THE EXPRESSION OF INDIVIDUAL SELF INTEREST 1 A Theory of Social Exchange as Applied to Japan 2 Arc, Circle and Sphere: Schedules for Selfhood 3 Some Conditions for QC Circles: Long-term Perspectives in the Behaviour of Individuals 4 Friendship in Cross-cultural Perspective PART TWO: INSTITUTIONS AND STRUCTURED INEQUALITY 5 A Multi-dimensional View of Stratification: a Framework for Comparative Analysis 6 The Transition of the Household System in Japan's Modernization 7 Resolving Social Conflicts: a Comparative View of Interpersonal and Inter-group Relations in Japan 8 Interest Groups and the Process of Political Decision making in Japan 9 Japanese Industrial Relations: an External Perspective PART THREE: METHODOLOGICAL HORIZONS 10 The Emic-Etic Distinction and Its Significance for Japanese Studies 11 The Role of Typologies in Understanding Japanese Culture and Society: From Linguistics to Social Science

Yoshio Sugimoto Professor of Sociology and Dean of Social Sciences at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Ross E. Mouer Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies, Monash University Melbourne.

• Introduction Cross-currents in the Study of Japanese Society PART ONE: THE EXPRESSION OF INDIVIDUAL SELF INTEREST 1 A Theory of Social Exchange as Applied to Japan 2 Arc, Circle and Sphere: Schedules for Selfhood 3 Some Conditions for QC Circles: Long-term Perspectives in the Behaviour of Individuals 4 Friendship in Cross-cultural Perspective PART TWO: INSTITUTIONS AND STRUCTURED INEQUALITY 5 A Multi-dimensional View of Stratification: a Framework for Comparative Analysis 6 The Transition of the Household System in Japan's Modernization 7 Resolving Social Conflicts: a Comparative View of Interpersonal and Inter-group Relations in Japan 8 Interest Groups and the Process of Political Decision making in Japan 9 Japanese Industrial Relations: an External Perspective PART THREE: METHODOLOGICAL HORIZONS 10 The Emic-Etic Distinction and Its Significance for Japanese Studies 11 The Role of Typologies in Understanding Japanese Culture and Society: From Linguistics to Social Science