{"product_id":"a-sociology-of-japanese-youth-roger-goodman-9780415669276","title":"A Sociology of Japanese Youth: From Returnees to NEETs","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the past thirty years, whilst Japan has produced a diverse set of youth cultures which have had a major impact on popular culture across the globe, it has also developed a succession of youth problems which have led to major concerns within the country itself. Drawing on detailed empirical fieldwork, the authors of this volume set these issues in a clearly articulated 'social constructionist' framework, and put forth a sociology of Japanese youth problems which argues that there is a certain predictability about the way in which these problems are discovered, defined and dealt with.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chapters include case studies covering issues such as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReturnee children (kikokushijo)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompensated dating (enjo kōsai)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporal punishment (taibatsu)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBullying (ijime)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChild abuse (jidō gyakutai)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe withdrawn youth (hikikomori) and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNEETs (not in education, employment or training)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy examining these various social problems collectively, A Sociology of Japanese Youth explains why particular youth problems appeared when they did and what lessons they can provide for the study of youth problems in other societies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Japanese society and culture, the sociology of Japan, Japanese anthropology and the comparative sociology of youth studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Goodman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415669278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415669276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roger Goodman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44583712653567,"sku":"9780415669276","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a14a6518-7847-4124-8d1b-b7740d66682f.jpg?v=1701883144","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-sociology-of-japanese-youth-roger-goodman-9780415669276","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}