Japanese Society Since 1945Edward R. Beauchamp Taylor & Francis, 1998 - Всего страниц: 344 Volume II of a six-volume study of the history of contemporary Japan. Written by leading academicians, 20 essays cover topics including changes and continuities in Japan's culture, similarities and differences in Japanese and American life, the media and its role, the problem of the "graying" of Japanese society, the issue of long-term care and the very un-Japanese idea of nursing homes for the elderly, the relationship between marriage and names, mothers and children, the resolution of disputes, popular culture and sex roles, the transition from Hirohito's six decades of rule to that of a younger and more modern leader, and current social issues such as homelessness, child abuse, and juvenile crime. |
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Volume Introduction | 1 |
The Invention and Reinvention of Japanese Culture | 29 |
Directing the Deluge | 76 |
Overcoming Fear of an Aged Population | 100 |
Who Will Bear the Burden? | 106 |
Sociocultural and Historical Aspects | 153 |
Nursing Homes and LongTerm Care in Japan | 180 |
Becoming Middle Aged | 193 |
Five Fatal Symptoms of the Japanese Disease | 254 |
Freedom to Conform? | 261 |
A New Generation of Homeless Hits Tokyos Streets | 273 |
Becoming Aware of Child Abuse | 285 |
Juvenile Crime in the 1990s | 294 |
The Death of Shôwa Tennô | 305 |
Producing Mothers | 321 |
Acknowledgments | |
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