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Community Volunteers in Japan Lynne Nakano

Community Volunteers in Japan By Lynne Nakano

Community Volunteers in Japan by Lynne Nakano


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Summary

Based on extensive original research, this book explores the reality of volunteering in an urban residential Japanese neighbourhood.

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Community Volunteers in Japan: Everyday stories of social change by Lynne Nakano

Volunteering is a recent and highly visible phenomenon in Japan, adopted as a meaningful social activity by millions of Japanese and covered widely in the Japanese media. This book, based on extensive original research, tells the stories of community volunteers who make social change through their everyday acts. It discusses their experiences in children's activities, the parent-teachers association, juvenile delinquency prevention campaigns, and care of the elderly. It explores their conflicts and their motivations, and argues that personal decisions to volunteer and acts of volunteering, besides being personal choices, are productive of larger discussions of the needs and directions of Japanese society.

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'Community Volunteers in Japan is an interesting study that raises important questions about life in contemporary societies. It deserves a thoughtful reading by those wishing to better understand Japan.' - Asian Anthropology

About Lynne Nakano

Lynne Y. Nakano is an Associate Professor in the Department of Japanese Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. An anthropologist by training, her main areas of research include self-identity, gender, mass media and popular cultre. She is currently researching gender issues in Hong Kong and Japan.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part 1: The Volunteers 1. The Life and Death of a Volunteer 2. Life Choices 3. Civic Leaders Part 2: The Programs 4. Cultivating Children 5. Preventing Juvenile Delinquency 6. Helping Others Conclusion

Additional information

NPB9780415323161
9780415323161
0415323169
Community Volunteers in Japan: Everyday stories of social change by Lynne Nakano
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2004-09-30
200
N/A
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