ISBN:
9781400863198
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource(208p.)
Edition:
1992
Series Statement:
Princeton Legacy Library 155
Parallel Title:
Druckausg.
DDC:
305.8956/073
Keywords:
Reverse culture shock
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Families Japan
;
Psychological aspects
;
Student adjustment Japan
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Reverse culture shock Japan
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Families Psychological aspects
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Japanese Foreign countries
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Psychology
;
Japanese Psychology
;
National characteristics, Japanese
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Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie.
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Families
;
Japanese
;
National characteristics, Japanese.
;
Reverse culture shock
;
Social adjustment.
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Student adjustment
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
Abstract:
Main description: The astonishing success of Japanese corporations throughout the world has transplanted millions of Japanese into foreign lands, but returning families face a crisis--a problematic, sometimes traumatic reunion with an inward-looking culture. Drawing on scores of in-depth interviews, Merry White explores the personal and social consequences of a problem that is fully recognized as a national issue in Japan. She pays particular attention to the plight of the returnee Japanese child--a stranger in his or her own land. "In this knowledgeable and perceptive book, [Merry White] describes how families who have returned from prolonged sojourns abroad endure damaged careers and spoiled educational prospects."--Joan Cassell, The New York Times Book Review "An invaluable source of insights into the problems that Japanese overseas face and the strategies they pursue, both in adjusting to life in foreign countries and in preparing for what may or may not be a hospitable welcome when they arrive back home."--Theodore C. Bestor, The Journal of Asian StudiesOriginally published in 1992.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Description / Table of Contents:
FrontmatterContentsAcknowledgments1. Families at Risk2. Families and Fortunes: The History of a Cultural Paradox3. Return to Japan: Three Case Histories4. Facing the Schools: The Lessons of Readjustment5. Adult Strategies: Mothers and Fathers at Home and at Work6. Can They Go Home Again? Brokers and Borders in Modern JapanAfterwordAppendix 1. The Sample and InterviewsAppendix 2. Cities and Wards Receiving Returnee ChildrenAppendix 3. Characteristics and Strategies of the SampleAppendix AddendumNotesBibliographyIndex.
DOI:
10.1515/9781400863198
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