1st Edition
On the Margins of Japanese Society Volunteers and the Welfare of the Urban Underclass
By Carolyn S. Stevens
Copyright 1997
298 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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;
Biography
Carolyn S. Stevens
