Description |
xvii, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
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Contemporary Japanese society
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Anthropology, policy, and the study of Japan / Roger Goodman -- Toward a cultural biography of civil society in Japan / Victoria Lyon Bestor -- Pinning hopes on angels: reflections from an aging Japan's urban landscape / Glenda S. Roberts -- Reproducing identity: maternal and child healthcare for foreigners in Japan / Carolyn S. Stevens, Setsuko Lee -- State, standardisation and "normal" children: an anthropological study of a preschool / Eyal Ben-Ari -- Child abuse in Japan: "discovery" and the development of policy / Roger Goodman -- Touching of the hearts: an overview of programmes to promote interaction between the generations in Japan / Leng Leng Thang -- Death policiet in Japan: the state, the family, and the individual / Yohko Tsuji -- Embodiment, citizenship, and social policy in contemporary Japan / Vera Mackie. |
Subject |
Families -- Japan.
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Family policy -- Japan.
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Public welfare -- Japan.
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Social problems -- Japan.
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Applied anthropology -- Japan.
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Japan -- Social policy.
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Japan -- Social conditions.
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Added Author |
Goodman, Roger, 1960-
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ISBN |
0521815711 |
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9780521815710 |
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0521016355 (pbk.) |
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9780521016353 (pbk.) |
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