Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- A note to the reader
- 1 Anthropology, policy and the study of Japan
- 2 Toward a cultural biography of civil society in Japan
- 3 Pinning hopes on angels: reflections from an aging Japan's urban landscape
- 4 Reproducing identity: maternal and child healthcare for foreigners in Japan
- 5 State, standardisation and ‘normal’ children: an anthropological study of a preschool
- 6 Child abuse in Japan: ‘discovery’ and the development of policy
- 7 Touching of the hearts: an overview of programmes to promote interaction between the generations in Japan
- 8 Death policies in Japan: the state, the family, and the individual
- 9 Embodiment, citizenship and social policy in contemporary Japan
- Index
A note to the reader
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- A note to the reader
- 1 Anthropology, policy and the study of Japan
- 2 Toward a cultural biography of civil society in Japan
- 3 Pinning hopes on angels: reflections from an aging Japan's urban landscape
- 4 Reproducing identity: maternal and child healthcare for foreigners in Japan
- 5 State, standardisation and ‘normal’ children: an anthropological study of a preschool
- 6 Child abuse in Japan: ‘discovery’ and the development of policy
- 7 Touching of the hearts: an overview of programmes to promote interaction between the generations in Japan
- 8 Death policies in Japan: the state, the family, and the individual
- 9 Embodiment, citizenship and social policy in contemporary Japan
- Index
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- Family and Social Policy in JapanAnthropological Approaches, pp. xvii - xviiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2002