From IB Publishing, in cooperation with Hodder Education.Help students to understand the key and related concepts and build the skills they need to reach the highest level of the assessment criteria.I
As the sequel to Groups: The Evolution of Human Sociality (2013), this book has broadened the discussion to examine the actions of people, apes, and monkeys in terms of 'what they do' by forming group
This is a study of a political and social movement instigated by older Korean women in Japan, beginning in the 1990s. Koreans in Japan have occupied a rather unique position among ethnic minority grou
In this the parallel volume to The Boundaries of 'the Japanese': Volume 1: Okinawa 1818-1972 (Trans Pacific Press, 2014), renowned historical sociologist Eiji Oguma further explores the fluctuating po
Yoshifumi (political science, Kyoto University) has revised and updated his 2000 Japanese edition for this English translation of his work on democracy in Thailand. Yoshifumi was a student in Bangkok
This volume explores connections between public opinion and national governance issues in Asia. Presented by Inoguchi (political science, Chuo U., Japan) and Carlson (political science, U. of Vermont,
Applying sociological theories to midwifery practice, this clear and accessible book offers a broad review of relevant social policies and their philosophy and effects especially on child-bearing wome
CoolBrands[registered] is an annual initiative to identify and pay tribute to the nation's coolest brands. Since 2001 the opinions of experts and consumers have been canvassed to produce an annual bar
The well known Japanese practices of lifetime employment, seniority-based wages, and company-based labor unions have benefited the long-term employment of men, says Kimoto (social sciences, Hotsubashi
This is the third volume in a set looking at the growth of Japanese science and technology in the post-World War II period. Focused on the 1960s, the volume's 32 chapters begin with a section that doc
Marked by Minamata Disease, the oil crisis of 1973, trade friction with the US, and a general understanding that the economic and financial environment was worsening rapidly, the 1970s would appear to
Many commentators about Japanese society have suggested that it is a relatively egalitarian society with little disparity. Drawing on data collected by the Social Stratification and Mobility Survey Pr
Writing in the tradition of Japanese environmental sociology, which emphasizes fieldwork and case studies, Hasegawa (sociology, Tohoku U., Sendai, Japan) reviews the environmental movements in contemp
Contributors identified only by name investigate the extent to which the Japanese government, business, citizenry, and academia internalized the policies imposed by the foreign authorities during the
Hashimoto has been a solitary voice in the social stratification analysis of Japanese society for the last two decades presenting its class structure in Marxian terms. His models and findings have rec
Japana??s post-World War II a??economic miraclea?? is well-known and much discussed, as is the collapse of the a??bubble economya?? and the almost decade long economic stagnation of the 1990s. In this
