Constructs For Understanding Japan
1st Edition
Published on 2. September 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
412 pages
978-1-138-97164-6 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1989. This volume has emerged from the International Colloquium on the Comparative Study of Japanese Society. Held at Noosa Heads in Queensland from 29 January to 6 February 1982, the colloquium brought together participants from eight countries to discuss about thirty papers. The participants came with a common sense of dissatisfaction with the 'group model' or 'consensus-oriented theories' as a means of understanding Japanese society. The papers and discussion focused on alternative approaches for conceptualizing Japanese society and on methodological issues in the comparative study of Japanese society.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
516 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-97164-6 (9781138971646)
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Yoshio Sugimoto | Ross E. Mouer
Constructs For Understanding Japan
E-Book
09/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€64.49
Available for download
Yoshio Sugimoto | Ross E. Mouer
Constructs For Understanding Japan
E-Book
09/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
€64.49
Available for download
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01/1989
1st Edition
Kegan Paul
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Persons
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.
Content
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