Deviance and inequality in Japan : Japanese youth and foreign migrants /

"Japanese youth and foreign migrants face stringent institutionalised controls in Japan. This book questions the efficacy of such social controls, focusing on the interrelation of inequality (powerlessness, discriminate controls and class inequality) and deviance (largely derived from power and...

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Main Author: Yoder, Robert Stuart (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK ; Portland, OR : The Policy Press, 2011.
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Summary:"Japanese youth and foreign migrants face stringent institutionalised controls in Japan. This book questions the efficacy of such social controls, focusing on the interrelation of inequality (powerlessness, discriminate controls and class inequality) and deviance (largely derived from power and the violation of informal and formal norms). It provides a comprehensive detailed description and explanation of inequality and deviance of Japanese youth and 17 foreign migrant groups. The book is aimed at individuals, students and academicians interested in Japan area studies"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 232 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-204) and index.
ISBN:9781847428332
1847428339
1283078961
9781283078962