Inequality, discrimination and conflict in Japan : ways to social justice and cooperation

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Inequality, discrimination and conflict in Japan : ways to social justice and cooperation

edited by Ken-ichi Ohbuchi and Nobuko Asai

(Stratification and inequality series, v. 12)

Trans Pacific Press, 2011

  • : hardback
  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. [182]-210

Includes index

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After a decade of deregulation and economic liberalisation, the high levels of unity and social harmony that had been achieved during Japan's decades of rapid economic growth are under threat. Social conflict is rapidly increasing as economic disparities continue to grow, as the economy remains stagnant, and as new generations of workers find it increasingly difficult to find positions in the lifetime employment system. Against this backdrop, this book reports on the latest social psychology research into social conflict in Japan and how it is managed. Recognising that social justice is an important factor in many forms of social conflict, each chapter of the book addresses the issue of conflict resolution from a social justice perspective. The first part of the book analyzes the growing disparities and perceptions of injustice in Japan today from the perspectives of social class, value, social principle, culture, and legitimisation. The second part includes empirical research on the mechanisms of conflict and cooperation in social relations.

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  • NCID
    BB07457231
  • ISBN
    • 9781920901707
    • 9781920901158
  • Country Code
    at
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Balwyn North, Vic.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 217 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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