Pop culture and the everyday in Japan : sociological perspectives / edited by Katsuya Minamida and Izumi Tsuji ; translated by Leonie R. Stickland.
| Other author | Minamida, Katsuya, 1967- editor. |
| Other author | Tsuji, Izumi, 1976- editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Melbourne : Trans Pacific Press, 2012. |
| Description | xxii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Bunka shakaigaku no shiza. English. |
| Series | Japanese society series, 1443-9670 Japanese society series. ^A588607 |
| Contents | Preface : what is the appeal of the sociology of culture? / Katsuya Minamida and Izumi Tsuji -- Introduction : the scope of the sociology of culture / Katsuya Minamida and Izumi Tsuji -- Perspectives on media-and-group culture : from an empirical/critical approach to a multi-method approach / Izumi Tsuji -- Perspectives on expressive culture : what do cultural works give people, and how do they link people together? / Katsuya Minamida -- Perspectives on the culture of generations and life-phases : the quantitative approach and qualitative approach / Daisuke Tsuji -- Why do people become addicted to mobile phones? : the sociology of email communication / Kensuke Suzuki -- How has the style of television viewing changed? : the active receiver and the transformation of the subversive riposte / Keiichi Nabe -- Where is differentiated communication heading? : through analysis of the readers' column in the fashion magazine, CUTiE / Sōichirō Matsutani -- Why make e-moe-tional attachments to fictional characters? : the cultural sociology of the post-modern / Yoshimasa Kijima -- Why do people gather at rock festivals? : communication mediated by music / Junʼichi Nagai -- What are contemporary aspects of the parent/child relationship? : mother/daughter friendship and its social context / Yasuko Nakanishi -- Is 'poverty' or 'affluence' the reality? : towards consideration of 'living in the regions' / Hisashi Fujii -- What is at question in youth labour issues?: the two phases of specialisation, 'manual-based' and 'qualified' / Masahiro Abe -- What does it mean to be a 'Japanese'?: the current state of 'national identity' in Japan, based on ISSP 2003 / Sunsuke Tanabe. |
| General note | Originally published: Bunka shakaigaku no shiza. Kyoto, Japan : Minerva Shobo, 2008. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-295) and index. |
| Language | Translated from the Japanese. |
| LCCN | 2012470329 |
| ISBN | 9781920901455 |
| ISBN | 1920901450 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | DS822.5 .B86413 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |