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A Sociology of Hikikomori: Experiences of Isolation, Family-Dependency, and Social Policy in Contemporary Japan

A Sociology of Hikikomori: Experiences of Isolation, Family-Dependency, and Social Policy in Contemporary Japan - Paperback

by Teppei Sekimizu
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Availability:In StockContributor:Teppei SekimizuPublish date:2024-01-17Pages:186
Language:EnglishPublisher:Rlpg/GalleysISBN-13:9781666900965ISBN-10:1666900966UPC:9781666900965Book Category:Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Sociology, Mental Health, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Asian StudiesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.43 inchesWeight:0.6195Product ID:SCCP3ZHT6H

Hikikomori is considered an increasingly prevalent form of social isolation in Japan. This book explores personal hikikomori experiences and explains how post-war Japanese social policy, which depends on corporations and families, has created several generations of isolated, family-dependent individuals in contemporary Japan.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Rlpg/GalleysISBN-13:9781666900965ISBN-10:1666900966UPC:9781666900965Book Category:Social Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Sociology, Mental Health, Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:Asian StudiesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.43 inchesWeight:0.6195Product ID:SCCP3ZHT6H

Teppei Sekimizu is associate professor of sociology in the Faculty of Social Welfare at Rissho University, Japan, author of Sociology of Hikikomori Experience in Japanese, and coauthor of Sociology of Hikikomori and Their Family and the Hikikomori White Paper in Japanese.


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