Family and Social Policy in Japan: Anthropological Approaches (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521815710)

Social policies reflect important ideas about the relationship between the state and the individual. This book examines this relationship in a number of unexplored areas in Japanese society, including policies relating to fertility, perinatal care, child care, sexuality and elder care. It concludes that a major transformation occurred during the 1990s as a result of Japan's changing economy, demography and civil society. The volume challenges many Western preconceptions about Japanese society.

Author: Roger Goodman
ISBN-10: 0521815711
ISBN-13: 9780521815710
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/26/2002
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.40w x 0.79d