Description: Further DetailsTitle: Minorities and DiversityCondition: NewAuthor: Kunihiro KimuraContributor: Kunihiro Kimura (Edited by)Format: HardbackEAN: 9781920901646ISBN: 9781920901646Publisher: Kyoto University Press and Trans Pacific PressGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social SciencesRelease Date: 04/30/2011Description: Diversity' is a crucial concept describing the recent shift in minority studies away from its focus on social stratification and inequality. In recent times, new theories and concepts that suggest 'positive' meanings are emerging.Minorities and Diversity is a collaborative work emerging from the Division of the Study of Minorities at Tohoku University in Japan. The book's focus is on empirically analysing the mechanisms that produce alienation and discrimination, as well as normatively exploring the social conditions that connect minority groups and social diversity to creativity and dynamism.Chapters in this volume delve into:The status of women in Japan in relation to marriage and single motherhood.Gendered roles and norms in the early modern period.The Japanese American reparation movement.Korean and Muslim ethnic minorities in Japan and the UK.Mutual aid in Okinawa.The role of non-governmental organisations and non-profit organisations in fostering social diversity.This insightful work suggests that, in order to broaden our understanding of minorities, we should examine the ways in which these groups promote the enrichment of society.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: AUItem Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmBook Series: Stratification and Inequality SeriesRelease Year: 2011 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Minorities and Diversity
Title: Minorities and Diversity
Contributor: Kunihiro Kimura (Edited by)
EAN: 9781920901646
ISBN: 9781920901646
Genre: Society & Culture
Topic: Social Sciences
Release Date: 04/30/2011
Release Year: 2011
Country/Region of Manufacture: AU
Number of Pages: 170 Pages
Publication Name: Minorities and Diversity
Language: English
Publisher: TRANS Pacific Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Minority Studies, Social, Islamic Studies, Discrimination & Race Relations, Sociology / General, Civil Rights, Women's Studies
Publication Year: 2011
Item Weight: 13.3 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Kunihiro Kimura
Subject Area: Philosophy, Political Science, Social Science
Item Length: 8.5 in
Series: Stratification and Inequality Ser.
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Hardcover
