Based on extensive survey data, this book examines how the population of Japan has experienced and processed three decades of rapid social change from the highly egalitarian high growth economy of the 1980s to the economically stagnating and demographically shrinking gap society of the 2010s. It dis...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Hommerich, Carola 1978- (HerausgeberIn), Sudo, Naoki 1965- (HerausgeberIn), Kikkawa, Tōru 1966- (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London ; New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2021
Schriftenreihe:	Routledge contemporary Japan series
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1989-2019 Sozialer Wandel Japan Social status / Japan Social classes / Japan Japan / Social conditions Japan / Economic conditions Economic history Social classes Social conditions Social status Aufsatzsammlung
Zusammenfassung:	Based on extensive survey data, this book examines how the population of Japan has experienced and processed three decades of rapid social change from the highly egalitarian high growth economy of the 1980s to the economically stagnating and demographically shrinking gap society of the 2010s. It discusses social attitudes and values towards, for example, work, gender roles, family, welfare and politics, highlighting certain subgroups which have been particularly affected by societal changes. It explores social consciousness, and concludes that although many Japanese people identify as middle class, their reasons for doing so have changed over time, with the result that the optimistic view prevailing in the 1980s, confident of upward mobility, has been replaced by people having a much more realistic view of their social status
Beschreibung:	x, 175 Seiten Diagramme 24 cm
ISBN:	9780367353773 0367353776