A Sociology of Japanese Youth: From Returnees to NEETs
(Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies Book 83) 1st Edition, Kindle Edition
by Roger Goodman (Editor), Yuki Imoto (Editor), Tuukka Toivonen (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
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Part of: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies (94 books)
Over the past thirty years, whilst Japan has produced a diverse set of youth cultures which have had a major impact on popular culture across the globe, it has also developed a succession of youth problems which have led to major concerns within the country itself. Drawing on detailed empirical fieldwork, the authors of this volume set these issues in a clearly articulated ‘social constructionist’ framework, and put forth a sociology of Japanese youth problems which argues that there is a certain predictability about the way in which these problems are discovered, defined and dealt with.
The chapters include case studies covering issues such as:
Returnee children (kikokushijo)
Compensated dating (enjo kōsai)
Corporal punishment (taibatsu)
Bullying (ijime)
Child abuse (jidō gyakutai)
The withdrawn youth (hikikomori) and
NEETs (not in education, employment or training)
By examining these various social problems collectively, A Sociology of Japanese Youth explains why particular youth problems appeared when they did and what lessons they can provide for the study of youth problems in other societies.
This book will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Japanese society and culture, the sociology of Japan, Japanese anthropology and the comparative sociology of youth studies.
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"This superb collection of essays presents a social constructionist analysis of why youth problems erupt when they do and how they evolve. This is an exceptionally well-written book that is destined to become a classic in Japanese studies and is a truly collaborative effort that benefits from a high degree of dialogue between the authors."- Jeff Kingston, Temple University Japan; The Japan Times, Sunday, May 20, 2012
"The approach adopted in this book is unique... A characteristic of this book that has not been seen in others is that it delves into the public discourse that explains youg people." - Yuji Genda, University of Tokyo; Journal of Japanese Studies 39.1, 2013.--This text refers to the paperback edition.
About the Author
Roger Goodman is Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies and Head of the Social Science Division at the University of Oxford, UK.
Yuki Imoto is a Research Associate at Keio University, Japan.
Tuukka Toivonen is a Junior Research Fellow at Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, UK.--This text refers to the paperback edition.
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Publication date : June 25, 2012
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This book did a pretty good job of summarizing and explaining various social problems that some young Japanese people face. If you are interested in learning more about modern Japan and its darker sides, I highly recommend this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars 日本の若者の問題についての外国人研究者の視点Reviewed in Japan on December 9, 2012
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"A Sociology of Japanese Youth"(『日本の若者の社会学』)は、非日本人による日本の若者研究として希少であり、また貴重な本だ。特に、若者そのものではなく、「若者の問題」の性質に焦点を当てている点が興味深い。
本書は、次のような命題(propositions)に基づいている。
1. 若者問題の成り立ち：Mainstream youth problems, rather than simply 'caused' by young people themselves, are always the outcome of broader social activities that define certain issues as 'problems'
2. 「若者問題ウェーブ」:Individual youth problems proceeded as 'waves' collective attention, characterized by relatively short episodes of moral panic, followed by longer two- to three-year policy cycles, after which some issues wane and others re-emerge
3. 若者を囲む「業界」:Lending a tangible form to youth debates and giving expression to interests, recognizable 'industries' emerge around high-profile youth problems
4. 申し立てをする人たち：Youth problem discourses tend to fall within predictable boundaries, with 'translators' synthesizing specific knowledge into general media discourses, However, discursive spheres that are initially discrete can also converge around shared symbols
5. 職業間の綱引き： Different youth categories are linked in their underlying moral vocabulary and form a distinctive 'youth problem pedigree'. All of these categories, however, should be seen as symbolic and open to manipulation and change
6. 中流条件バイアス：Youth problems have, in the Japanese context, been strongly defined by middle-class values and interests
こう考えると、海外研究者がかかわることの意味がはっきりする。日本人であるからこそ客観化、相対化しにくい罠があり、研究者ですらそこから抜け出しにくいだろう。
そのうえで、帰国子女(returnee children)、援助交際（Compensated dating）、体罰(Corporal punishment)、いじめ（bullying）、児童虐待（Child abuse）、ひきこもり（The withdrawn youth）,ニート（not in education, employment or training）などの問題を分析している。
この本が日本語化されると、若者問題に限らず、日本に起きている「問題」を考えるよい材料になるだろう。
海外研究者のみならず、井本 由紀さんなど日本の研究者も編集、著作に携わっているので、日本人にも納得感のある邦訳となることが期待できる。
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by Roger Goodman (Editor), Yuki Imoto (Editor), Tuukka Toivonen (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
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Part of: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies (94 books)
Over the past thirty years, whilst Japan has produced a diverse set of youth cultures which have had a major impact on popular culture across the globe, it has also developed a succession of youth problems which have led to major concerns within the country itself. Drawing on detailed empirical fieldwork, the authors of this volume set these issues in a clearly articulated ‘social constructionist’ framework, and put forth a sociology of Japanese youth problems which argues that there is a certain predictability about the way in which these problems are discovered, defined and dealt with.
The chapters include case studies covering issues such as:
Returnee children (kikokushijo)
Compensated dating (enjo kōsai)
Corporal punishment (taibatsu)
Bullying (ijime)
Child abuse (jidō gyakutai)
The withdrawn youth (hikikomori) and
NEETs (not in education, employment or training)
By examining these various social problems collectively, A Sociology of Japanese Youth explains why particular youth problems appeared when they did and what lessons they can provide for the study of youth problems in other societies.
This book will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Japanese society and culture, the sociology of Japan, Japanese anthropology and the comparative sociology of youth studies.
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Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
William H. Coaldrake
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Architecture and Authority in Japan (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)
4.7 out of 5 stars (3)
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$57.19
Education Reform in Japan: A Case of Immobilist Politics (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)
Leonard J. Schoppa
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Japan: Beyond the End of History (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies)David Williams
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"This superb collection of essays presents a social constructionist analysis of why youth problems erupt when they do and how they evolve. This is an exceptionally well-written book that is destined to become a classic in Japanese studies and is a truly collaborative effort that benefits from a high degree of dialogue between the authors."- Jeff Kingston, Temple University Japan; The Japan Times, Sunday, May 20, 2012
"The approach adopted in this book is unique... A characteristic of this book that has not been seen in others is that it delves into the public discourse that explains youg people." - Yuji Genda, University of Tokyo; Journal of Japanese Studies 39.1, 2013.--This text refers to the paperback edition.
About the Author
Roger Goodman is Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies and Head of the Social Science Division at the University of Oxford, UK.
Yuki Imoto is a Research Associate at Keio University, Japan.
Tuukka Toivonen is a Junior Research Fellow at Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, UK.--This text refers to the paperback edition.
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Publisher : Routledge; 1st edition (June 25, 2012)
Publication date : June 25, 2012
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting!Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2018
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This book did a pretty good job of summarizing and explaining various social problems that some young Japanese people face. If you are interested in learning more about modern Japan and its darker sides, I highly recommend this book!
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5.0 out of 5 stars 日本の若者の問題についての外国人研究者の視点Reviewed in Japan on December 9, 2012
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"A Sociology of Japanese Youth"(『日本の若者の社会学』)は、非日本人による日本の若者研究として希少であり、また貴重な本だ。特に、若者そのものではなく、「若者の問題」の性質に焦点を当てている点が興味深い。
本書は、次のような命題(propositions)に基づいている。
1. 若者問題の成り立ち：Mainstream youth problems, rather than simply 'caused' by young people themselves, are always the outcome of broader social activities that define certain issues as 'problems'
2. 「若者問題ウェーブ」:Individual youth problems proceeded as 'waves' collective attention, characterized by relatively short episodes of moral panic, followed by longer two- to three-year policy cycles, after which some issues wane and others re-emerge
3. 若者を囲む「業界」:Lending a tangible form to youth debates and giving expression to interests, recognizable 'industries' emerge around high-profile youth problems
4. 申し立てをする人たち：Youth problem discourses tend to fall within predictable boundaries, with 'translators' synthesizing specific knowledge into general media discourses, However, discursive spheres that are initially discrete can also converge around shared symbols
5. 職業間の綱引き： Different youth categories are linked in their underlying moral vocabulary and form a distinctive 'youth problem pedigree'. All of these categories, however, should be seen as symbolic and open to manipulation and change
6. 中流条件バイアス：Youth problems have, in the Japanese context, been strongly defined by middle-class values and interests
こう考えると、海外研究者がかかわることの意味がはっきりする。日本人であるからこそ客観化、相対化しにくい罠があり、研究者ですらそこから抜け出しにくいだろう。
そのうえで、帰国子女(returnee children)、援助交際（Compensated dating）、体罰(Corporal punishment)、いじめ（bullying）、児童虐待（Child abuse）、ひきこもり（The withdrawn youth）,ニート（not in education, employment or training）などの問題を分析している。
この本が日本語化されると、若者問題に限らず、日本に起きている「問題」を考えるよい材料になるだろう。
海外研究者のみならず、井本 由紀さんなど日本の研究者も編集、著作に携わっているので、日本人にも納得感のある邦訳となることが期待できる。
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