Youth Deviance in Japan (Japanese Society Series): Class Reproduction of Non-Conformity

Yoder is an American-trained sociologist who has taught at various American and Japanese universities for 30 years; he currently lectures at a number of universities in the Tokyo metropolitan area. This text builds on a study begun 20 years ago on Japanese youth deviance and class conflict, and follow-up studies four and 15 years after the original fieldwork. This latest work investigates why Japanese youths rebel against adult social controls and describes the consequences of this rebellion when they enter young adulthood. The research is unique in that most studies of Japanese crime focus on adult criminals, and because the text views the problem through the eyes and experiences of the youths themselves. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR