Pioneer japanese studies scholar john whitney hall is commemorated in the name of this prize. It provides a compelling account of an important failing in the japanese system. Japanese low fertility and the low labor force participation of married women. Lost in transition tells the story of the lost generation that came of age in japans deep economic recession in the 1990s. Youth, work, and instability in postindustrial japan cambridge university press, 2011 was awarded the john whitney hall book. The hall prize acknowledges an outstanding english language book published on japan or korea. This book describes how and why a disproportionate share of japans nonelite young men have been lost in the transition from school into the workplace. Brinton is a faculty associate at the weatherhead center for international affairs and a member of the executive committee of the reischauer institute for japanese studies. Saturday, march 5, 2011 florida international university. Kages book stands out as one of the more impressive treatments of japa nese civil society and civic engagement over the last decade and it deserves a wide readership. Ntt press in order to reach a broad audience in japan interested in the difficulties faced by young japanese men trying to make it in an economic environment vastly different from what their fathers faced. Nov 01, 2010 lost in transition tells the story of the lost generation that came of age in japans deep economic recession in the 1990s. Mar 01, 2012 while the book doesnt directly discuss juku, it is highly relevant to an understanding of the educational and career trajectories that contemporary japanese youth pursue. Youth, work, and instability in postindustrial japan ebook.
Her book promises to shed light on the lost generation of japanese. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Youth, work, and instability in postindustrial japan di brinton, mary c spedizione gratuita per i clienti prime e per ordini a partire da 29 spediti da amazon. Through a careful analysis of japans school to work system, mary brinton demonstrates how the bursting of japans financial and real estate bubble in the early 1990s, economic recession. Brinton received her phd from the university of washington, and taught at the university of chicago and cornell university before moving to harvard in 2003. Mary brintons book tells a fascinating story of high school graduates who get lost in the transition from school to work. Discover book depositorys huge selection of mary c brinton books online.
Pdf with her latest monograph, mary brinton once again sets the. In this book editors francine blau, mary brinton, and david grusky bring together top gender scholars in sociology and economics to make sense of the recent changes in gender inequality, and to judge whether the optimistic or pessimistic view better depicts the prospects and bottlenecks that lie ahead. As a reader of the book, i sincerely hope that mary brinton will continue her research and deal with problems relating to the employment of young japanese women and their economic independence. Brinton, ebook format, from the dymocks online bookstore. Youth, work, and instability in postindustrial japan mary c brinton this book considers the issues facing contemporary japan as it struggles to adapt its employment system to the global economy. Mary c brinton lost in transition tells the story of the lost generation that came of age in japans deep economic recession in the 1990s. Youth, work, and instability in postindustrial japan, lost in transition, mary c. While the book doesnt directly discuss juku, it is highly relevant to an understanding of the educational and career trajectories that contemporary japanese youth pursue. The john whitney hall book prize has been awarded annually since 1994 by the association for asian studies aas. Mary brinton s current work focuses on why southern europe, east asia, and southern europe now exhibit historically low fertility rates that are leading to rapid population aging and the specter of lowered economic productivity. This book describes how and why a disproportionate share of japan. Mary brinton, professor, harvard university maryland population.
Her research focuses on labor market dynamics in contemporary japan and east asia, comparative educational systems, and the institutional underpinnings of gender and social class inequality. She leads a team of international collaborators in the fivecountry comparative study of gender equality and. The book argues that japan is in the midst of profound changes. Read lost in transition youth, work, and instability in postindustrial japan by mary c. Her research combines qualitative and quantitative methods to study institutional change and its effects on individual action, particularly in labor markets. The book argues that japan is in the midst of profound changes that have had an especially strong impact on the young generation. The role of rigid labor markets and workplace norms. Professor mary brinton is the reischauer institute professor of sociology at harvard university and the department chair. Lost in transition tells the story of the lost generation that came of age in japans deep economic recession in the 1. Several avenues are available for members of the uva community needing library resources, including hathitrusts newlyreleased trove of ed digital material, open educational resources, online journals, databases, and ebooks. Cultural capital in east asian educational systems.
Brinton november 2010 skip to main content accessibility help we use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Jan 18, 2010 recent survey data show more and more young women choosing to become fulltime housewives. Youth, work, and instability in postindustrial japan, is forthcoming from cambridge university press. Mary brinton s book tells a fascinating story of high school graduates who get lost in the transition from school to work. Jul 14, 2012 for all of these reasons, kages book stands out as one of the more impressive treatments of japanese civil society and civic engagement over the last decade and it deserves a wide readership. Lost in the transition from school to work, the lost generation is a. Yet this is more than just a book on contemporary japan. Lost in transition youth, work, and instability in. Brinton 9780521199148 from boomerang books, australias online independent bookstore. Youth, work, and instability in postindustrial japan by mary c. At harvard, she served as chair of the department of sociology from 2010 to 2016.
Jul 07, 2011 lost in transition is a substantial qualitative study of 1823 years old or emerging adults and how they interact with their environment. Youth, work, and instability in postindustrial japan cambridge university press, 2011 was awarded the john whitney hall book prize by the association for asian studies for distinguished contributions to the study of japanese society. Rather, lost in transition is a sophisticated scholarly account of the loss of japans elaborate high schooltowork system. Mary brinton is a social scientist whose research centers on gender inequality in the labor market, with particular attention to comparisons across east asia, europe, and the us. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. The countrys renowned permanent employment system has unraveled for young workers, only to be replaced by temporary and insecure forms of. Mary brinton, professor, harvard university maryland. Lost in transition lost in transition tells the story of the lost generation that came of age in japans deep economic recession in the 1990s. Brinton project on gender equity and low fertility. Research institute of economy, trade, and industry japan october 56. Mary brinton, harvard university lost in transition. Youth, education, and work in postindustrial japan was published first in japanese fall 2008. Brinton is reischauer institute professor of sociology at harvard university.
The study covers the areas of morality, consumerism, intoxication, sexuality, and millennials are probably the most researched generation ever and they are probably the most criticized generation ever. Neither is the book predominantly about the transformation of secure, identityfixing social locations, which brinton, drawing on nakane chie, refers to as ba. The countrys renowned permanent employment system has unraveled for young workers. Youth, work, and instability in postindustrial japan.
1028 585 978 368 1505 1111 797 101 886 153 21 181 1556 245 1058 1296 791 1107 308 795 105 1144 498 822 613 1307 609 488 26 660 1278 158 1300 32 602 807 1091