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Theorizing The Cultural Importance Of Play: Anthropological Approaches To Sports And Recreation Of Japan, Elise Edwards
Theorizing The Cultural Importance Of Play: Anthropological Approaches To Sports And Recreation Of Japan, Elise Edwards
Elise M. Edwards
Dr. Edwards' contribution to: Robertson, Jennifer Ellen. 2005. A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan. Blackwell companions to anthropology, 5. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub..
Interview For Nhk (Japan) Broadcast "China: Visioning The New Enormous Economic Bloc", Lukas Danner
Interview For Nhk (Japan) Broadcast "China: Visioning The New Enormous Economic Bloc", Lukas Danner
Lukas K. Danner
No abstract provided.
Job Security And Work Force Adjustment: How Different Are U.S. And Japanese Practices?, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman
Job Security And Work Force Adjustment: How Different Are U.S. And Japanese Practices?, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman
Susan N. Houseman
No abstract provided.
What Is The Nature Of Part-Time Work In The United States And Japan?, Susan Houseman, Machiko Osawa
What Is The Nature Of Part-Time Work In The United States And Japan?, Susan Houseman, Machiko Osawa
Susan N. Houseman
No abstract provided.
Part-Time And Temporary Employment In Japan, Susan Houseman, Machiko Osawa
Part-Time And Temporary Employment In Japan, Susan Houseman, Machiko Osawa
Susan N. Houseman
No abstract provided.
The Growth Of Nonstandard Employment In Japan And The United States: A Comparison Of Causes And Consequences, Susan Houseman, Machiko Osawa
The Growth Of Nonstandard Employment In Japan And The United States: A Comparison Of Causes And Consequences, Susan Houseman, Machiko Osawa
Susan N. Houseman
No abstract provided.
Female Workers As A Buffer In The Japanese Economy, Susan Houseman, Katharine Abraham
Female Workers As A Buffer In The Japanese Economy, Susan Houseman, Katharine Abraham
Susan N. Houseman
No abstract provided.
Part-Time Employment In Europe And Japan, Susan Houseman
Part-Time Employment In Europe And Japan, Susan Houseman
Susan N. Houseman
No abstract provided.
Job Security And Work Force Adjustment: How Different Are U.S. And Japanese Practices?, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman
Job Security And Work Force Adjustment: How Different Are U.S. And Japanese Practices?, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman
Susan N. Houseman
No abstract provided.
Review Of "Women & Family In Contemporary Japan" By Susan Holloway And "Transforming Japan: How Feminism And Diversity Are Making A Difference" By Kumiko Fujimura-Fanselow, G. Espinetti, Vilma Seeberg, L. Malone
Review Of "Women & Family In Contemporary Japan" By Susan Holloway And "Transforming Japan: How Feminism And Diversity Are Making A Difference" By Kumiko Fujimura-Fanselow, G. Espinetti, Vilma Seeberg, L. Malone
Vilma Seeberg
No abstract provided.
Policy Images, Issue Frames, And Technical Realities: Contrasting Views Of Japan’S Energy Policy Development, Paul Scalise
Policy Images, Issue Frames, And Technical Realities: Contrasting Views Of Japan’S Energy Policy Development, Paul Scalise
Paul J. Scalise
No abstract provided.
Scouting And Servant Leadership In Cross-Cultural Perspective: An Exploratory Study, Ric Rohm, Bramwell Osula
Scouting And Servant Leadership In Cross-Cultural Perspective: An Exploratory Study, Ric Rohm, Bramwell Osula
Ric Rohm
This qualitative case study evaluates the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), Boy Scouts of America, Scout Association of Japan, and the four major German scouting organizations (Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg, Pfadfinderinnenschaft Sankt Georg, Bund der Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder, and Verband Christlicher Pfadfinderinnen und Pfadfinder) as servant leadership development programs. After a brief history of the origins of scouting, the WOSM and the three national scouting organizations are examined, comparing their mottos, promises, and laws. All programs promote service to God, country, and community; teaching leadership through outdoor living and community service projects. A review of servant leadership literature …
Site Fights: Divisive Facilities And Civil Society In Japan And The West, Daniel Aldrich
Site Fights: Divisive Facilities And Civil Society In Japan And The West, Daniel Aldrich
Daniel P Aldrich
One of the most vexing problems for governments is building controversial facilities that serve the needs of all citizens but have adverse consequences for host communities. Policy makers must decide not only where to locate often unwanted projects, but also what methods to use when interacting with opposition groups. In Site Fights, I gather quantitative evidence from close to 500 municipalities across Japan to show that planners deliberately seek out acquiescent and unorganized communities for such facilities in order to minimize conflict. When protests arise over nuclear power plants, dams, and airports, agencies regularly rely on the coercive powers of …
Japan's Quandary Over East Asia Summit, Kori Urayama
Japan's Quandary Over East Asia Summit, Kori Urayama
Kori Urayama
No abstract provided.
Final Days: Japanese Culture And Choice At The End Of Life, Susan Long
Final Days: Japanese Culture And Choice At The End Of Life, Susan Long
Susan O Long
In postindustrial societies, people must consciously define their individuality through the choices they make. Recently, death has become yet another realm of personal choice, making a "good death" one in which we die in our "own way." Does culture matter in these decisions? Final Days represents a new perspective on end-of-life decision-making, arguing that culture does make a difference but not as a checklist of customs or as the source of a moral code. Grounded in rich ethnographic data, the book offers a superb examination of how policy and meaning frame the choices Japanese make about how to die. As …
China Debates Missile Defence, Kori Urayama
Caring For The Elderly In Japan And The U.S.: Practices And Policies. Edited By Susan Orpett Long, Susan Long
Caring For The Elderly In Japan And The U.S.: Practices And Policies. Edited By Susan Orpett Long, Susan Long
Susan O Long
n an era of changing demographics and values, this volume provides a cross-national and interdisciplinary perspective on the question of who cares for and about the elderly. The contributors reflect on research studies, experimental programmes and personal experience in Japan and the United States to explicitly compare how policies, practices and interpretations of elder care are evolving at the turn of the century.
Lives In Motion: Composing Circles Of Self And Community In Japan. Edited By Susan Orpett Long, Susan Long
Lives In Motion: Composing Circles Of Self And Community In Japan. Edited By Susan Orpett Long, Susan Long
Susan O Long
From the deathbed to the commuter railway station, from the marriage market to the fish market, from the baseball field to the grave, this volume explores the diversity of contemporary Japanese society by studying how people "compose" their families, their communities, and their own identities. Challenging fixed boundaries characteristic of institutional analysis, these essays comprise an anthropology of real people who age, who play, and whose lives speak to ours even over chasms of cultural differences and misunderstandings. The contributors are historians, sociologists, and anthropologists of Japan who engage these ideas in their research and who have been inspired over …
Job Security And Work Force Adjustment: How Different Are U.S. And Japanese Practices?, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman
Job Security And Work Force Adjustment: How Different Are U.S. And Japanese Practices?, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman
Susan N. Houseman
No abstract provided.
Job Security And Work Force Adjustment: How Different Are U.S. And Japanese Practices?, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman
Job Security And Work Force Adjustment: How Different Are U.S. And Japanese Practices?, Katharine Abraham, Susan Houseman
Susan N. Houseman
No abstract provided.
Family Change And The Life Course In Japan, Susan Long
Family Change And The Life Course In Japan, Susan Long
Susan O Long
This book provides a valuable introduction to historical and sociological studies of family change in Japan. The author discusses the organization and assumptions of the academic disciplines, introduces resources for cross-cultural research on family change, and summarizes research results in areas such as infanticide, preindustrial mobility, family size and structure, family relations, mate selection, and the elderly. Summaries of Japanese studies and translated tables and graphs are integrated with materials from relevant English language publications from the perspective of life course theory. The book points out difficulties in cross-cultural research but stresses the vital contributions of such insights for the …