Classes In Contemporary Japan

Author : Hiroshi Ishida,David H. Slater
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135248161

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Social Class in Contemporary Japan by Hiroshi Ishida,David H. Slater Pdf

Post-war Japan was often held up as the model example of the first mature industrial societies outside the Western economy, and the first examples of "middle-mass" society. Today, and since the bursting of the economic bubble in the 1990’s, the promises of Japan, Inc., seem far away. Social Class in Contemporary Japan is the first single volume that traces the dynamics of social structure, institutional socialization and class culture through this turbulent period, all the way into the contemporary neoliberal moment. In an innovative multi-disciplinary approach that include top scholars working on quantitative class structure, policy development, and ethnographic analysis, this volume highlights the centrality of class formation to our understanding of the many levels of Japanese society. The chapters each address a different aspect of class formation and transformation which stand on their own. Taken together, they document the advantages of putting Japan in the broad comparative framework of class analysis and the enduring importance of social class to the analysis of industrial and post-industrial societies. Written by a team of contributors from Japan, the US and Europe this book will be invaluable to students and scholars of Japanese society and culture, as well as those interested in cultural anthropology and social class alike.

Author : Kenji Hashimoto
Publisher : Trans Pacific Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 1876843713

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Class Structure in Contemporary Japan by Kenji Hashimoto Pdf

Based on data collected on 1995 by the Japanese Sociological Association, this book investigates four major classes - new, old middle, capitalist and working - and their characteristics and mobility patterns in terms of income, work, social network, leisure activity, gender relations and voting behaviour.

Author : Hiroshi Ishida,David H. Slater
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135248178

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Social Class in Contemporary Japan by Hiroshi Ishida,David H. Slater Pdf

Post-war Japan was often held up as the model example of the first mature industrial societies outside the Western economy, and the first examples of "middle-mass" society. Today, and since the bursting of the economic bubble in the 1990’s, the promises of Japan, Inc., seem far away. Social Class in Contemporary Japan is the first single volume that traces the dynamics of social structure, institutional socialization and class culture through this turbulent period, all the way into the contemporary neoliberal moment. In an innovative multi-disciplinary approach that include top scholars working on quantitative class structure, policy development, and ethnographic analysis, this volume highlights the centrality of class formation to our understanding of the many levels of Japanese society. The chapters each address a different aspect of class formation and transformation which stand on their own. Taken together, they document the advantages of putting Japan in the broad comparative framework of class analysis and the enduring importance of social class to the analysis of industrial and post-industrial societies. Written by a team of contributors from Japan, the US and Europe this book will be invaluable to students and scholars of Japanese society and culture, as well as those interested in cultural anthropology and social class alike.

Author : Rob Steven
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0521289564

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Classes in Contemporary Japan by Rob Steven Pdf

Originally published in 1983, this book analyses the crisis that began in Japan with the 'oil shock' of 1973. Assembling a large body of statistical data, derived from government sources and a survey of over fifty companies, the book is rich in empirical information, much of which had not been published in English before. The living and working conditions, age and sex composition, relative size and potential strength, ideologies and organisation of all the main social classes are examined. Through his often highly critical use of analytical studies by Japanese Marxists, the author reveals a strong tradition of sophisticated theoretical Marxism to rival even that of the French and yet largely unknown to Western scholars. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Japanese culture, economics, social science and political science.

Author : Aya Ezawa
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781498529976

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Single Mothers in Contemporary Japan by Aya Ezawa Pdf

Based on life history interviews of single mothers in Japan, this detailed study examines the socioeconomic consequences of becoming a single mother and pursuing a lifestyle outside of the married mother and housewife norm in contemporary Japan.

Author : Hiroshi Ishida
Publisher : Springer
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1995-01-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349138678

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Social Mobility in Contemporary Japan by Hiroshi Ishida Pdf

The book is a study of intergenerational class mobility and the process of socioeconomic status attainment in contemporary Japan. The idea of 'Japan as an educational credential society' has been debated for a long time in Japan. The book empirically evaluates this idea within the framework of a cross-national comparison with the United States and Britain. The author also examines the patterns of class mobility in Japan within a cross-national perspective and reports similarities and differences in the mobility patterns among the three societies.

Author : Kaori Okano,Motonori Tsuchiya
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999-04-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 0521626862

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Education in Contemporary Japan by Kaori Okano,Motonori Tsuchiya Pdf

A balanced introduction to and examination of contemporary Japanese education. While the postwar system of schooling has provided valuable ingredients for economic success, it has been accompanied by unfavourable developments such as excessively competitive exams, stifling uniformity, bullying, and an undervaluing of non-Japanese ethnicity. This book offers up-to-date information and new perspectives on schooling in contemporary Japanese society, and uses detailed ethnographic studies and interviews with students and teachers. It examines the main developments of modern schooling in Japan, from the beginning of the Meiji era up to the present, and includes analysis of the most recent reforms. It develops a new picture of the role that schooling plays for individuals and the wider society. Essential reading for students and educators alike.

Author : 苅谷剛彦
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780415556873

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Education Reform and Social Class in Japan by 苅谷剛彦 Pdf

This title demonstrates from a sociological point of view and by way of empirical analysis that educational reforms have caused profound changes in the society of post-war Japan. It focuses on the spread of inequality in Japanese society as an 'unintended outcome' to which the educational reforms ended up contributing.

Author : Kosaka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136159329

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Social Stratification In Japan by Kosaka Pdf

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Hiroshi Ishida
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Social classes
ISBN : OCLC:877054537

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Class structure and status hierachies in contemporary Japan by Hiroshi Ishida Pdf

Author : Kenji Kosaka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136159220

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Social Stratification in Contemporary Japan by Kenji Kosaka Pdf

First Published in 1994. The focus of this study is class and stratification in Japan. There are a few papers on social stratification in Japan that are written in English and make use of the SSM research. The present study uses the latest SSM data. These were collected in 1985, and are themselves becoming out of date, given that Japanese society has been experiencing rapid and radical change, though they remain among the most recent available. The authors are sociologists this book is intended for a general readership.

Author : Ian Reader
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136819414

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Religious Violence in Contemporary Japan by Ian Reader Pdf

The Tokyo subway attack in March 1995 was just one of a series of criminal activities including murder, kidnapping, extortion, and the illegal manufacture of arms and drugs carried out by the Japanese new religious movement Aum Shinrikyo, under the guidance of its leader Asahara Shoko. Reader looks at Aum's claims about itself and asks, why did a religious movement ostensibly focussed on yoga, meditation, asceticism and the pursuit of enlightenment become involved in violent activities? Reader discusses Aum's spiritual roots, placing it in the context of contemporary Japanese religious patterns. Asahara's teaching are examined from his earliest public pronouncements through to his sermons at the time of the attack, and statements he has made in court. In analysing how Aum not only manufactured nerve gases but constructed its own internal doctrinal justifications for using them Reader focuses on the formation of what made all this possible: Aum's internal thought-world, and on how this was developed. Reader argues that despite the horrors of this particular case, Aum should not be seen as unique, nor as solely a political or criminal terror group. Rather it can best be analysed within the context of religious violence, as an extreme example of a religious movement that has created friction with the wider world that escalated into violence.

Author : Tomoko Aoyama,Laura Dales,Romit Dasgupta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317974994

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Configurations of Family in Contemporary Japan by Tomoko Aoyama,Laura Dales,Romit Dasgupta Pdf

The middle-class nuclear family model has long dominated discourses on family in Japan. Yet there have always been multiple configurations of family and kinship, which, in the context of significant socio-economic and demographic shifts since the 1990s, have become increasingly visible in public discourse. This book explores the meanings and practices of "family" in Japan, and brings together research by scholars of literature, gender studies, media and cultural studies, sociology and anthropology. While the primary focus is the "Japanese" family, it also examines the experience and practice of family beyond the borders of Japan, in such settings as Brazil, Australia, and Bali. The chapters explore key issues such as ageing, single households, non-heterosexual living arrangements and parenting. Moreover, many of the issues addressed, such as the growing diversity of family, the increase in single-person households, and the implications of an ageing society, are applicable to other mature, late-industrial societies. Employing both multi- and inter-disciplinary approaches, this book combines textual analysis of contemporary television, film, literature, manga, anime and other media with empirical and ethnographic studies of families in Japan and in transnational spaces. As such, it will be of great interest to students and scholars working across a number of fields including Japanese culture and society, sociology of family, gender studies, film and media studies, literature and cultural studies, and gerontology.

Author : Yoshikazu Shiobara,Kohei Kawabata,Joel Matthews
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351387873

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Cultural and Social Division in Contemporary Japan by Yoshikazu Shiobara,Kohei Kawabata,Joel Matthews Pdf

The recent manifestation of exclusionism in Japan has emerged at a time of intensified neoliberal economic policies, increased cross-border migration brought on by globalization, the elevated threat of global terrorism, heightened tensions between East Asian states over historical and territorial conflicts, and a backlash by Japanese conservatives over perceived historical apologism. The social and political environment for minorities in Japan has shifted drastically since the 1990s, yet many studies of Japan still tend to view Japan through the dominant discourses of “ethnic homogeneity (tanitsu minzoku shakai)” and “middle-class society (so ̄churyu ̄-shakai)” which positions the exclusion of minorities as an exceptional phenomenon. While exclusionism has been recognized as a serious threat to minority groups, it has not often been considered a representative issue for the whole of Japanese society. This tendency will persist until the discourses of tanitsu minzoku shakai and so ̄churyu ̄-shakai are systematically debunked and Japan is widely recognized as both multiethnic and socio-economically stratified. Today, as with most advanced capitalist countries, serious social divides occasioned by the impacts of globalization and neoliberalism have destabilized Japanese society. This book explores not only how Japanese society is diversified and unequal, but also how diversity and inequality have caused people to divide into separate realities from which conflict and violence have emerged. It empirically examines the current situation while considering the historical development of exclusionism from the interdisciplinary viewpoints of history, policy studies, cultural studies, sociology and cultural anthropology. In addition to analyzing the realities of division and exclusionism, the authors propose theoretical alternatives to overcome such cultural and social divides.

Author : James E. Roberson,Nobue Suzuki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134541621

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Men and Masculinities in Contemporary Japan by James E. Roberson,Nobue Suzuki Pdf

This book is the first comprehensive account of the changing role of men and the construction of masculinity in contemporary Japan. The book moves beyond the stereotype of the Japanese white-collar businessman to explore the diversity of identities and experiences that may be found among men in contemporary Japan, including those versions of masculinity which are marginalized and subversive. The book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of contemporary Japanese society and identity.