On the Margins of Japanese Society

Volunteers and the Welfare of the Urban Underclass
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-415-14648-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 296 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 567 g

Reihe: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies

The popular perception of Japanese society is that it possesses a homogeneity and cultural conformity unlike anything to be found in the West. In fact Japan has its own underclass living outside the mainstream in economic circumstances that are radically different to the more usual perception of a wealthy and sucessful society. Carolyn S. Stevens has produced a new study that intimately explores the lives of Japan's social outcasts as well as those volunteers who seek to help them and as a consequence become socially marginalized themselves.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stevens, Carolyn S

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Dienste, Soziale Organisationen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 A purehabu with a view; Chapter 2 Kotobuki, the “land of longevity”; Chapter 3 The economy of welfare; Chapter 4 Taking action; Chapter 5 The human side; Chapter 6 Rituals “organized” and “disorganized”; Chapter 7 Helping out and holding back; Chapter 8 Conclusion;

Über Autor(innen)

Carolyn S. Stevens is Professor of Japanese Studies and Director of the Japanese Studies Centre at Monash University, Australia.