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Presents a configuration of the important elements to be found in contemporary Japanese social life, and attempts to shed new light on Japanese society. The author deals with his own society as a social anthropologist using some of the methods which he was accustomed to applying in examining any other society.

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Preface Chapter One: Criteria of Group Formation 1. Attribute and Frame 2. Emotional Participation and One-to-One Relationships Chapter Two: The Internal Structure of the Group 1. The Development of Ranking 2. The Fundamental Structure of Vertical Organization 3. Qualification of the Leader and Interpersonal Relations in the Group 4. The Undifferentiated Role of the Group Member Chapter Three: The Overall Structure of the Society Chapter Four: Characteristics and Value Orientation of Japanese Man 1. From School to Employment 2. The Web of Comradeship 3. Localism and Tangibility Concluding Remarks Index

Japanese Society Center for Japanese Studies UC

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 1 February 1972
      ISBN-13 9780520021549
      978-0520021549
      ISBN-10 0520021541
      Also in:
      Cultural studies Sociology and anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Presents a configuration of the important elements to be found in contemporary Japanese social life, and attempts to shed new light on Japanese society. The author deals with his own society as a social anthropologist using some of the methods which he was accustomed to applying in examining any other society.

      Table of Contents
      Preface Chapter One: Criteria of Group Formation 1. Attribute and Frame 2. Emotional Participation and One-to-One Relationships Chapter Two: The Internal Structure of the Group 1. The Development of Ranking 2. The Fundamental Structure of Vertical Organization 3. Qualification of the Leader and Interpersonal Relations in the Group 4. The Undifferentiated Role of the Group Member Chapter Three: The Overall Structure of the Society Chapter Four: Characteristics and Value Orientation of Japanese Man 1. From School to Employment 2. The Web of Comradeship 3. Localism and Tangibility Concluding Remarks Index

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