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An Introduction to Japanese Society provides a highly readable introduction to Japanese society by internationally renowned scholar Yoshio Sugimoto. Taking a sociological approach, the text examines the multifaceted nature of contemporary Japanese society with chapters covering class, geographical and generational variation, work, education, gender, ethnicity, religion, popular culture, and the establishment. This edition begins with a new historical introduction placing the sociological analysis of contemporary Japan in context, and includes a new chapter on religion and belief systems. Comprehensively revised…
To match contemporary teaching syllabi, the text now includes a brief historical introduction to Japan and a chapter on religion and belief systems
The engaging discussion encourages students to develop an understanding of the complexity and multifaceted nature of Japanese society
Student learning is scaffolded through the inclusion of case examples and video examples, research questions, suggested further readings and online resources
Instructors will find additional reflection questions and research questions on the companion website, which can be utilized in online learning
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Author
Yoshio Sugimoto,La Trobe University, Victoria
Yoshio Sugimoto is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Social Inquiry at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia.