Goodman, Roger,   1960- <br/><br/>
Family and social policy in Japan :  anthropological approaches / 
edited by Roger Goodman. 
 - xvii, 237 p. :  ill. ; 
 - Contemporary Japanese society .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>List of Illustrations<br/>xi	<br/>Acknowledgements		xiii	<br/>Contributors		xv	<br/>A note to the reader		xvii	<br/>Anthropology, policy and the study of Japan<br/>1	(28)<br/>Roger Goodman<br/>Toward a cultural biography of civil society in Japan<br/>29	(25)<br/>Victoria Lyon Bestor<br/>Pinning hopes on angels: reflections from an aging Japan's urban landscape<br/>54	(38)<br/>Glenda S. Roberts<br/>Reproducing identity: maternal and child healthcare for foreigners in Japan<br/>92	(19)<br/>Carolyn S. Stevens<br/>Setsuko Lee<br/>State, standardisation and `normal' children: an anthropological study of a preschool<br/>111	(20)<br/>Eyal Ben-Ari<br/>Child abuse in Japan: `discovery' and the development of policy<br/>131	(25)<br/>Roger Goodman<br/>Touching of the hearts: an overview of programmes to promote interaction between the generations in Japan<br/>156	(21)<br/>Leng Leng Thang<br/>Death policies in Japan: the state, the family, and the individual<br/>177	(23)<br/>Yohko Tsuji<br/>Embodiment, citizenship and social policy in contemporary Japan<br/>200	(30)<br/>Vera Mackie<br/>Index		230	 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521815711 0521016355 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Families<br/>Family policy<br/>Public welfare<br/>Social problems<br/>Applied anthropology
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Japan<br/>Japan
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN635  / .FAM 2002