Deciphering Stratification and Inequality
Japan and Beyond
Will be published approx. on 30. April 2007
Book
Hardback
267 pages
978-1-876843-90-8 (ISBN)
Description
Employing a diverse range of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, this book offers a complex examination of the changing nature of social stratification and its subsequent impact on inequality in contemporary Japan.
The book opens with a theoretical discussion of social stratification and inequality. It then expands on these ideas with several case studies examining issues such as migration, class identification, employment practices, social structures, and status homogamy. In the last few chapters, the book contextualises the Japanese examples with international comparisons.
Overall, the book offers a unique glimpse at some of the emerging concerns and changes occurring in Japanese society.
The book opens with a theoretical discussion of social stratification and inequality. It then expands on these ideas with several case studies examining issues such as migration, class identification, employment practices, social structures, and status homogamy. In the last few chapters, the book contextualises the Japanese examples with international comparisons.
Overall, the book offers a unique glimpse at some of the emerging concerns and changes occurring in Japanese society.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne, VIC
Australia
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-876843-90-8 (9781876843908)
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