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1 online resource (279 pages) |
| Series |
Japan Anthropology Workshop Series |
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Japan anthropology workshop series.
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| Contents |
Cover ; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; Preface; Series Editor's Preface; List of contributors; 1. Introduction: Happiness in Japan through the anthropological lens; The popularity of happiness; Anthropology's strained relationship with happiness; Anthropological insights into happiness; The collection; References; PART I: Family, intimacy and friendship; 2. More than just nakayoshi: Marital intimacy as a key to personal happiness; Introduction; Background: Eri's divorce and second marriage; Deactivating shame through humor |
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Self-esteem and a partner's supportA married couple's well-being vis-à-vis the family's best interest; Marital intimacy: For its own right; Nakayoshi na fu-fu is not always enough; Concluding remarks; Notes; References; 3. Physical intimacy and happiness in Japan: Sexless marriages and parent-child co-sleeping; Introduction; Sexless marriages and physical un-intimacy among Japanese couples; Parent-child co-sleeping: Temporal happiness as parents; Conclusion; Notes; References; 4. Happiness and unconventional life choices: Views of single women in Japan; Happiness and marriage |
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Happiness for single womenSingle women and intimacy; Conclusions; References; 5. Friendships, marriage and happiness in contemporary Japan; Introduction; Marriage and singlehood: Factors in friendships; Friendship, happiness and belonging; Work and men's friendships; Friendship beyond marriage: Gendered differences; Connections: Between friendship and happiness; Conclusion; Notes; References; 6. Grandfathering in contemporary Japan: Altruistic and self-serving means to happiness; Grandfathers' practices of grandchild care; The scope and limits of grandfathers' involvement in childcare |
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The impact of grandchild care on grandfathers' relationships with their daughtersGift-giving practices in the family; Masculinity and future well-being through gift giving; Conclusion; Notes; References; 7. Japanese gays, the closet and the culture-dependent concept of happiness; Introduction; Happiness as a culture-dependent concept; Japanese and "Western" modes of activism; The closet?; Cultural factors regarding activism; Worthy aspects of the closet; Japanese forms of militancy: The "quiet mavericks"?; Conclusion; References; PART II: Self and community |
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8. Makers and doers: Using actor-network theory to explore happiness in Japan's invisible civil societyIntroduction; Methods; Temporal and social origins of the invisible civil society; Finding the invisible civil society; Redistributing the local; Connecting the sites; The pursuit of happiness through protest; References; 9. Dimensions of happiness for young political activists: A case study of "Greens Japan" members; Introduction; Political participation and dimensions of happiness; Studies on participation and happiness, youth, and green parties; Elevating happiness through party activism? |
| Notes |
Setting the frame: perceptions and institutions |
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Print version record |
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Happiness -- Social aspects -- Japan
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Families -- Japan -- History -- 21st century
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Interpersonal relations -- Japan
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Families.
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Happiness -- Social aspects.
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Interpersonal relations.
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Manners and customs.
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| SUBJECT |
Japan -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069579
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| Subject |
Japan.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Holthus, Barbara
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| ISBN |
9781317352723 |
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1317352726 |
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9781317352730 |
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1317352734 |
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