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 Mental Health Challenges Facing Contemporary Japanese Society: The 'Lonely People'

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xxii)   (162K)
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    • Table Of Contents
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgments
    • Introduction
  • The “National Character” (1-23)   (119K)
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    • The National Psyche, Revisited
    • Defining Deviance
    • The Same, But Not The Same
    • Habits Of The Heart
    • Different Times And Different Evaluations. Confrontation And Denial?
    • Notes
  • Mental Health At Work (24-60)   (301K)
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    • What Are The Signs?
    • The Way Japan Was
    • Changes Happening Now
    • Suicide And The Japanese
    • The Men Who Cannot Say “No”
    • Karoshi: Still A Form Of Suicide
    • Factors Specific To The Japanese Workplace
    • Factors Specific To Japanese Society
    • Factors Specific To Japanese Psychology
    • Japan’s Response As A Society
    • Notes
  • The Japanese Family Today (61-97)   (228K)
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    • Skeletons Out In The Open?
    • The Japanese Family And Its Cultural Traditions
    • The Contemporary Family: An Efficient Arrangement For Great Economic Growth
    • Unteaching The Ie System
    • The Matriarchal Tradition
    • Costs And Consequences: Too Much Love Can Kill You
    • Mystery Dads: Strangers At Home
    • What Do Sexless Marriages Tell US About Men And Women In Japan?
    • Why Not Divorce?
    • Is Japanese Marriage At A Crossroads?
    • Notes
  • Youth (98-136)   (236K)
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    • Disturbing Signs
    • The Over-Affluent Society?
    • School Environment
    • Home Environment
    • School Refusal: Psychologically-Based Absenteeism
    • Domestic Violence: A Japanese Case
    • Hikikomori: The Hermit Children Of Japan
    • Parasite Singles. Who Are They?
    • Social Structural Changes Japan Is Going Through. What Do They Mean To The Next Generation?
    • Notes
  • Japan’s “Lonely People” (137-161)   (146K)
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    • Have We Reached A Tipping Point?
    • Approaching Mental Health From A Professional Perspective
    • Stigma And Shame: Barriers To Better Treatment
    • What Individuals Need To Do
    • Notes
  • Bibliography (162-169)   (353K)
  • Index (170-176)   (65K)