Japan's Changing Generations : Are Young People Creating a New Society? (Paperback)

Part 1: The Japanese Generational Divide  1. The Generation Gap in Japanese Society since the 1960s  2. Why are Japanese Youth Today so Passive?  3. The Local Roots of Global Citizenship: Generational Change in a Kyushu Hamlet  Part 2: How Teenagers Cope With the Adult World  4. How Japanese Teenagers Cope: Social Pressures and Personal Responses  5. Youth Fashion and Changing Beautification Practices  6. 'Guiding' Japan's University Students through the Generation Gap  Part 3: How Young Adults Challenge the Social Order  7. Seeking a Career, Finding a Job: How Young People Enter and Resist the Japanese World of Work  8. Mothers and Their Unmarried Daughters: An Intimate Look at Generational Change  9. What Happens When They Come Back: How Japanese Young People with Foreign University Degrees Experience the Japanese Workplace  10. Centered Selves and Life Choices: Changing Attitudes of Young Educated Mothers  Epilogue: Are Japanese Young People Creating a New Society?