Family and social policy in Japan : anthropological approaches

Family and social policy in Japan : anthropological approaches / edited by Roger Goodman.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Goodman, Roger, 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Series:Contemporary Japanese society
Subjects:
Families > Japan.
Family policy > Japan.
Public welfare > Japan.
Social problems > Japan.
Applied anthropology > Japan.
Japan > Social policy.
Japan > Social conditions.
Online Access:Table of contents
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Table of 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
  • Reporducing identity: maternal and child healthcare for foreigners in Japan / Carolyn S. Stevens and 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.

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