Description
This is an examination of the consequences of Japan's rapid industrialization upon interpersonal relations. Based upon current theories of Western experiences with modernization, these studies show that the Eastern changes do not conform to Western patterns.
Originally published in 1967.
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I. Preconditions of Development: A Comparison of Japan and Germany
I. Preconditions of Development: A Comparison of Japan and Germany
Part 2: Mobility and Migration
Part 2: Mobility and Migration
II. "Merit" as Ideology in the Tokugawa Period
II. "Merit" as Ideology in the Tokugawa Period
III. Kinship Structure, Migration to the City, and Modernization
III. Kinship Structure, Migration to the City, and Modernization
IV. Mobility, Equality, and Individuation in Modern Japan
IV. Mobility, Equality, and Individuation in Modern Japan
V. Status Changes in Hamlet Structure Accompanying Modernization
V. Status Changes in Hamlet Structure Accompanying Modernization
VI. Associations and Democracy in Japan
VI. Associations and Democracy in Japan
Part 4: Managers and Workers
Part 4: Managers and Workers
VII. Collective Bargaining and Works Councils as Innovations in Industrial Relations in Japan During the 1920's
VII. Collective Bargaining and Works Councils as Innovations in Industrial Relations in Japan During the 1920's
VIII. Postwar Trade Unionism, Collective Bargaining, and Japanese Social Structure
VIII. Postwar Trade Unionism, Collective Bargaining, and Japanese Social Structure
Part 5: Patterns of Belonging
Part 5: Patterns of Belonging
IX. Organization and Social Function of Japanese Gangs: Historical Development and Modern Parallels
IX. Organization and Social Function of Japanese Gangs: Historical Development and Modern Parallels
X. Giri-Ninjō: An Interpretation
X. Giri-Ninjō: An Interpretation
Part 6: Group and Individual: The Burakumin as a Special Case
Part 6: Group and Individual: The Burakumin as a Special Case
XI. Individual Mobility and Group Membership: The Case of the Burakumin
XI. Individual Mobility and Group Membership: The Case of the Burakumin
XII. The Outcast Tradition in Modern Japan: A Problem in Social Self-Identity
XII. The Outcast Tradition in Modern Japan: A Problem in Social Self-Identity
Part 7: The Pattern of the Future
Part 7: The Pattern of the Future
XIII. Japanese Economic Growth: Background for Social Change
XIII. Japanese Economic Growth: Background for Social Change