| Deciphering Stratification and Inequality: Japan and Beyond Volume 4 Contributor(s): Sato, Yoshimichi (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1876843969 ISBN-13: 9781876843960 Publisher: Trans Pacific Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity |
| Dewey: 305.5 |
| LCCN: 2007407167 |
| Series: Stratification and Inequality |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 267 pages |
