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12 produkter
Science, Culture and the Search for Life on Other Worlds
Häftad, 2016
333 kr
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This book explores humanity’s thoughts and ideas about extraterrestrial life, paying close attention to the ways science and culture interact with one another to create a context of imagination and discovery related to life on other worlds. Despite the recent explosion in our knowledge of other …
Demographic Change and the Family in Japan's Aging Society
Av John W. Traphagan, John Knight
Häftad, 2003
463 kr
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A demographic and ethnographic exploration of how the aging Japanese society is affecting the family.Incorporating qualitative and quantitative data and research methods from both demography and social anthropology, this book explores demographic trends in contemporary Japan's rapidly aging …
Wearing Cultural Styles in Japan
Concepts of Tradition and Modernity in Practice
Av Christopher S. Thompson, John W. Traphagan
Häftad, 2007
555 kr
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Explores how tradition and modernity coexist in regional Japan, arguing that the rural/urban dichotomy is outmoded for understanding this contemporary society.This groundbreaking collection examines the regional dynamics of state societies, looking at how people use the concepts of urban and rural, …
Cosmopolitan Rurality, Depopulation, and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in 21st-Century Japan
Inbunden, 2020
1337 kr
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Science, Culture and the Search for Life on Other Worlds
E-bok, 2016
399 kr
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This book explores humanity’s thoughts and ideas about extraterrestrial life, paying close attention to the ways science and culture interact with one another to create a context of imagination and discovery related to life on other worlds. Despite the recent explosion in our knowledge of other …
Taming Oblivion
Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan
Inbunden, 2000
1111 kr
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Examines the cultural construction of senility in Japan and the moral implications of dependent behavior for older Japanese.Taming Oblivion examines the cultural construction of senility in Japan and the moral implications of dependent behavior for older Japanese. While the biomedical construction …
Taming Oblivion
Aging Bodies and the Fear of Senility in Japan
Häftad, 2000
393 kr
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Examines the cultural construction of senility in Japan and the moral implications of dependent behavior for older Japanese.Taming Oblivion examines the cultural construction of senility in Japan and the moral implications of dependent behavior for older Japanese. While the biomedical construction …
Wearing Cultural Styles in Japan
Concepts of Tradition and Modernity in Practice
Av Christopher S. Thompson, John W. Traphagan
Inbunden, 2006
1111 kr
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Explores how tradition and modernity coexist in regional Japan, arguing that the rural/urban dichotomy is outmoded for understanding this contemporary society.This groundbreaking collection examines the regional dynamics of state societies, looking at how people use the concepts of urban and rural, …
Imagined Families, Lived Families
Culture and Kinship in Contemporary Japan
Av Akiko Hashimoto, John W. Traphagan
Inbunden, 2009
801 kr
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An interdisciplinary look at the dramatic changes in the contemporary Japanese family, including both empirical data and analyses of popular culture.The Japanese family is at a crossroads of demographic change and altered cultural values. While the population of children has been shrinking and that …
Imagined Families, Lived Families
Culture and Kinship in Contemporary Japan
Av Akiko Hashimoto, John W. Traphagan
Häftad, 2009
394 kr
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An interdisciplinary look at the dramatic changes in the contemporary Japanese family, including both empirical data and analyses of popular culture.The Japanese family is at a crossroads of demographic change and altered cultural values. While the population of children has been shrinking and that …
Rethinking Autonomy
A Critique of Principlism in Biomedical Ethics
Häftad, 2013
382 kr
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Provides a critique of and alternative to the dominant paradigm used in biomedical ethics by exploring the Japanese concept of autonomy.This groundbreaking book offers a critical examination of the concept of autonomy, one with major implications for biomedical ethics. Working from the perspectives …
Rethinking Autonomy
A Critique of Principlism in Biomedical Ethics
Inbunden, 2013
1111 kr
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Provides a critique of and alternative to the dominant paradigm used in biomedical ethics by exploring the Japanese concept of autonomy.This groundbreaking book offers a critical examination of the concept of autonomy, one with major implications for biomedical ethics. Working from the perspectives …
