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024 7 _a10.1163/ej.9781906876005.i-176
_2DOI
035 _a(OCoLC)297144907
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050 4 _aHN723.5
_b.K42 2009
082 0 4 _a306.09
_223
100 1 _aKawanishi, Yuko,
_d1957-
245 1 0 _aMental health challenges facing contemporary Japanese society
_bthe "lonely people" /
_cby Yuko Kawanishi.
264 1 _aKent, UK :
_bGlobal Oriental.
264 4 _cc2009.
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aBrill eBook titles 2010
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _tPreliminary Material /
_rY. Kawanishi --
_t1. The “National Character” /
_rY. Kawanishi --
_t2. Mental Health At Work /
_rY. Kawanishi --
_t3. The Japanese Family Today /
_rY. Kawanishi --
_t4. Youth /
_rY. Kawanishi --
_t5. Japan’s “Lonely People” /
_rY. Kawanishi --
_tBibliography /
_rY. Kawanishi --
_tIndex /
_rY. Kawanishi.
506 1 _aAvailable to subscribing member institutions only.
520 _aThis book addresses the profound question of mental malaise in its many forms in contemporary Japanese society, focusing on three main areas: work, family and youth. The purpose is to provide an analytical, critical account of the social psychological state of the Japanese today, as well as to present possible measures that could contribute to positive outcomes. Following the boom and bust years of the Japanese economy in the 1980s and 1990s, Japanese society was faced with the burden of rapid change and adjustment resulting in a significant increase in psychological and personality disorders at a level unknown in the past. These include karo-jisatsu (suicide by overwork), sekkusu-resu (sexless marriage), kateinairikon (in house divorce) and hikikomori (complete social withdrawal). This study will be widely welcomed by sociologists, psychologists and mental health professionals interested in the interconnectedness of culture and social structure, personality and psychopathology, and the historical development of these issues. It also offers valuable insight into questions relating to cross-cultural understanding.
650 0 _aJapanese
_xMental health.
650 0 _aMental health
_zJapan.
650 0 _aMental illness
_zJapan.
650 0 _aSocial problems
_zJapan.
651 0 _aJapan
_xSocial conditions
_y1989-
776 0 _z9781906876005
_z1906876002
_z9789004213029 (electronic book)
830 0 _aGlobal Oriental Special E-Book Collection, 2007-2010, ISBN: 9789004223332.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9781906876005.i-176
999 _c48047
_d48047