Happiness and the Good Life in Japan

Author:   Wolfram Manzenreiter ,  Barbara Holthus
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780367177997


Pages:   262
Publication Date:   03 January 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Contemporary Japan is in a state of transition, caused by the forces of globalization that are derailing its ailing economy, stalemating the political establishment and generating alternative lifestyles and possibilities of the self. Amongst this nascent change, Japanese society is confronted with new challenges to answer the fundamental question of how to live a good life of meaning, purpose and value. This book, based on extensive fieldwork and original research, considers how specific groups of Japanese people view and strive for the pursuit of happiness. It examines the importance of relationships, family, identity, community and self-fulfilment, amongst other factors. The book demonstrates how the act of balancing social norms and agency is at the root of the growing diversity of experiencing happiness in Japan today.

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Author:   Wolfram Manzenreiter ,  Barbara Holthus
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367177997


ISBN 10:   0367177994
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   03 January 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

"Part I: Introduction 1. Happiness in Japan through the anthropological lens Part II: Family, Intimacy and Friendship 2. More than just nakayoshi: Marital intimacy as a key to personal happiness 3. Intimate relationships: Friendships, marriage and gender in Japan 4. Happiness and unconventional life choices: Views of single women in Japan 5. Physical intimacy and happiness in Japanese families: Sexless marriages and parent-child co-sleeping 6. Japanese gays, the closet and the culture-dependent concept of happiness 7. Grandfathering in contemporary Japan: Altruistic and self-serving means to happiness Part III: Self and Community 8. Makers and doers: Using actor-network theory to explore happiness in Japan’s invisible civil society 9. Dimensions of happiness for young political activists: A case study of ""Greens Japan"" members 10. Living and working for the moment: Motivations, aspirations and experiences of disaster volunteers in Tōhoku 11. ""A really warm place"": Well-being, place, and the experiences of buraku youth 12. “My life is Taiyō Kōmuten”: On the relationship between organized football fandom and happiness in Japan 13. The midnight community, or under-the-counter happiness Part IV: Conclusions 14. Happiness in neoliberal Japan 15. Happiness as balancing act between agency and social structure"

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Wolfram Manzenreiter is Professor of Japanese Studies, Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Vienna, Austria. Barbara Holthus is Assistant Professor in the Department of East Asian Studies, Japanese Studies section, at the University of Vienna, Austria.

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