ANTH 2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Veneration Of The Dead, Heisei Period, Japan Today
30 Sep 2016
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Japanese society l 9/22/16 l professor kawano l historical perspectives: conclusions l family and kinship (1) The heisei period (1989-present): trends in cotemporary japan. Family and kinship (i) l what is the stem family? l descent, succession, and residence l change over time. The heisei period (1989-) (ii: the 2000s, signs of economic recovery, 2008- global recession, slow economic recovery, sings of political change, 2009- the democratic party of japan became the leading party but. Present: the end of mainstream consciousness, the development of kakusa (gap, differentiation) consciousness, people are keenly aware of class and occupational differences, diverse life courses & values are recognized/available. Point 1: three (incorrect) overgeneralizations regarding the state of japan today, complete westernization, westernization in progress, unsuccessful westernization, the society is modern but non-western. It is problematic to assume that the west is always changing other cultures: other external factors should be considered (chinese influence, for example)
