A sociology of work in Japan /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Series: | Contemporary Japanese society
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Table of Contents:
- A context for studying work
- The Japanese at work
- Toward a sociology of work in postwar Japan
- Competing models for understanding work in Japan
- The commitment to being at work
- Hours of work, labor-force participation and the work ethic
- Processing labor through Japan's labor markets
- Change and challenge in the labor market
- Segmentation of the labor market
- The broader social policy context for understanding choice at work in Japan
- From labor policy to social policy: a framework for understanding labor process in Japan at the national level
- Social security and safety nets
- The power relations shaping the organization of work in Japan
- The state of the union movement in Japan
- Management organizations and the interests of employers
- The future
- The future of work in Japan.
