Deciphering Stratification and Inequality: Japan and Beyond Volume 4 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781876843960)

Employing a diverse range of quantitative and qualitative methodologies, this book offers a complex examination of the changing nature of social stratification and its subsequent impact on inequality in contemporary Japan. The book opens with a theoretical discussion of social stratification and inequality. It then expands on these ideas with several case studies examining issues such as migration, class identification, employment practices, social structures, and status homogamy. In the last few chapters, the book contextualizes the Japanese examples with international comparisons. Overall, the book offers a unique glimpse at some of the emerging concerns and changes occurring in Japanese society.

Author: Yoshimichi Sato
ISBN-10: 1876843969
ISBN-13: 9781876843960
Publisher: Trans Pacific Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2007
Pages: 267
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d