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The Material Child: Coming of Age in Japan and America

The Material Child: Coming of Age in Japan and America

by Merry White (Author)

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    Paperback 1994

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Synopsis

As she describes the youth culture of Japan, Merry White draws comparisons with the interests and activities pursued by teenagers in the United States and the contrasting attitudes of adults in Japan and the U.S. towards adolescence. The result is both engrossing and enlightening.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 286
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 29 Sep 1994
ISBN 10: 0520089405
ISBN 13: 9780520089402

Media Reviews
In this exemplary cross-cultural study of teenagers in the U.S. and Japan, White ( The Japanese Educational Challenge) zeros in on the critical differences and similarities in the way these groups are socialized, contending that conflicting social mores cause much of the current perplexity in the two countries' relations. While some of the material has surface familiarity, White's in-depth examination of each group's schooling, friendships, family relations, sexuality, search for identity and feelings about their own and each others' countries is newly revealing. -- Publishers Weekly
Author Bio
Merry White is Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston University and research associate at the Reischauer Institute, Harvard. She is the author of The Japanese Educational Challenge: A Commitment to Children (1987).