| Order By Accident: The Origins And Consequences Of Group Conformity In Contemporary Japan Contributor(s): Miller, Alan (Author), Kanazawa, Satoshi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813339219 ISBN-13: 9780813339214 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: This book explains the emergence of social order in Japan as an unintended consequence of institutionalized group conformity, and then traces out how that conformity affects a wide range of social characteristics from religious behavior to crime rates. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Sociology - General - History | Asia - Japan |
| Dewey: 306.095 |
| LCCN: 2001017951 |
| Lexile Measure: 1350 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 6.22" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese - Ethnic Orientation - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While the consequences of low social order are well understood, the consequences of high social order are not. Yet perhaps nowhere in the world is social order so well developed as in Japan, which is highly organized, economically successful, and enjoys a safe society. However, Japan pays a price--the loss of personal freedom, and the inability to exploit its citizens' talents. |