Life course, happiness and well-being in Japan
著者
書誌事項
Life course, happiness and well-being in Japan
(The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series)
Routledge, 2017
- : hbk
- : pbk
大学図書館所蔵 全48件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Much of the existing literature on happiness in Japan has been produced in the field of economics and psychology and is quantitative in nature. Here, for the first time, a group of anthropologists and sociologists jointly analyze the state of happiness and unhappiness in Japan among varying social groups in its physical, interpersonal, existential and structural dimensions, offering new insights into fundamental issues.
This book investigates the connections between sociostructural aspects, individual agency and happiness in contemporary Japan from a life course perspective. The contributors examine quantitative and qualitative empirical data on the processes that impact how happiness and well-being are envisioned, crafted, and debated in Japan across the life-cycle. Therefore, the book discusses the shifting notions of happiness during people's lives from birth to death, analyzing the age group-specific experiences while taking into consideration people's life trajectories and historical changes. It points out recent developments in regards to demographic change, late marriage, and the changing labor market and focuses on their significant impact on the well-being of Japanese people. In particular it highlights the interdependencies of lives within the family and how families are collaborating for the purpose of maintaining or enhancing the happiness of its members.
Broadening our understanding of the multidimensionality of happiness in Japan, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of Japanese Studies, Anthropology, and Sociology.
目次
Introduction: Making sense of happiness in "unhappy Japan"
Barbara Holthus and Wolfram Manzenreiter
Part I: Childhood and Youth
1. Tanoshikatta ne? Learning to be happy in Japanese preschools Eyal Ben-Ari
2. "Because I feel happy": Japanese first graders' views about schooling and well-being Yoko Yamamoto
3. "Unhappy" and isolated youth in the midst of social change: Representations and subjective experiences of hikikomori in contemporary Japan Sachiko Horiguchi
4. Anxious, stress, and yet satisfied? The puzzle of subjective well-being among young adults in Japan Carola Hommerich
Part II: Adulthood
5. Being happy as a woman: The promise of happiness for middle class housewives in Japan Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni
6. The well-being of single mothers in Japan James M. Raymo
7. Happiness at work? Marital happiness among Japanese housewives and employed wives Mary C. Brinton
8. The happiness of Japanese academics: Findings from job satisfaction surveys in 1992 and 2007 Theresa Aichinger, Peter Fankhauser, and Roger Goodman
9. Dilemma of fatherhood: The meaning of work, family, and happiness for salaried male Japanese workers Futoshi Taga
Part III: Old age
10. Happiness pursued, abandoned, dreamed of, and stumbled upon: An analysis of twenty Japanese lives over 20 years Gordon Mathews
11. Senior volunteers and post-retirement well-being in Japan Satsuki Kawano
12. Well-being and decision-making towards the end of life: Living wills in Japan Celia Spoden
13. Fear of solitary death in Japan's aging society Tim Tiefenbach and Florian Kohlbacher
14. Reconsidering the four dimensions of happiness across the life course in Japan Wolfram Manzenreiter and Barbara Holthus
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