A Sociology of Work in Japan

ISBN: 9780521658454 出版年：2005 页码：325 Mouer Kawanishi Cambridge University Press

List of figures List of tables Preface Note on transliteration, romanization and translation List of abbreviations Part I. A Context for Studying Work: 1. The Japanese at work 2. Toward a sociology of work in postwar Japan 3. Competing models for understanding work in Japan Part II. The Commitment to Being at Work: 4. Hours of work, labor-force participation and the work ethic Part III. Processing Labor Through Japan's Labor Markets: 5. Change and challenge in the labor market 6. Segmentation of the labor market Part IV. The Broader Social Policy Context for Understanding Choice at Work in Japan: 7. From labor policy to social policy: a framework for understanding labor process in Japan at the national level 8. Social security and safety nets Part V. The Power Relations Shaping the Organization of Work in Japan: 9. The state of the union movement in Japan 10. Management organizations and the interests of employers Part VI. The Future: 11. The future of work in Japan References Author index General index.