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- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface to the fourth edition
- Map of Japan
- 1 The Japan Phenomenon and the Social Sciences
- 2 Class and Stratification: An Overview
- 3 Geographical and Generational Variations
- 4 Forms of Work in Cultural Capitalism
- 5 Diversity and Unity in Education
- 6 Gender Stratification and the Family System
- 7 ‘Japaneseness’, Ethnicity, and Minority Groups
- 8 Collusion and Competition in the Establishment
- 9 Popular Culture and Everyday Life
- 10 Civil Society and Friendly Authoritarianism
- References
- Index
- References
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- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface to the fourth edition
- Map of Japan
- 1 The Japan Phenomenon and the Social Sciences
- 2 Class and Stratification: An Overview
- 3 Geographical and Generational Variations
- 4 Forms of Work in Cultural Capitalism
- 5 Diversity and Unity in Education
- 6 Gender Stratification and the Family System
- 7 ‘Japaneseness’, Ethnicity, and Minority Groups
- 8 Collusion and Competition in the Establishment
- 9 Popular Culture and Everyday Life
- 10 Civil Society and Friendly Authoritarianism
- References
- Index
- References
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