Although Japan's economy is not growing, and its political system is similarly viewed as stagnating, there is a great deal of interest in Japan in studying and measuring happiness. This focus on happiness represents a refreshingly different view as to what is the purpose of government, and of life - something other than achieving economic growth or political activism. This book, based on extensive original research, considers how the pursuit of happiness is viewed and is striven for in a variety of different situations in Japan. It examines relationships, family, identity, community and self-fulfilment among other subjects.…mehr
Although Japan's economy is not growing, and its political system is similarly viewed as stagnating, there is a great deal of interest in Japan in studying and measuring happiness. This focus on happiness represents a refreshingly different view as to what is the purpose of government, and of life - something other than achieving economic growth or political activism. This book, based on extensive original research, considers how the pursuit of happiness is viewed and is striven for in a variety of different situations in Japan. It examines relationships, family, identity, community and self-fulfilment among other subjects.
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.
Inhaltsangabe
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 T hoku 11. "A really warm place": Well-being, place, and the experiences of buraku youth 12. "My life is Taiy K muten": 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
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 T hoku 11. "A really warm place": Well-being, place, and the experiences of buraku youth 12. "My life is Taiy K muten": 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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