• Contemporary Japan: Society and Culture [Video/Text]
This video unit examines Japanese society and culture since 1945, including urban and rural life in contemporary Japan, changing norms in the Japanese family, the concept of 'outsiders' in Japanese social life, the culture of work and school life, new and old religions, and Japanese pop culture. Featuring Harvard University professors Theodore Bestor (anthropology) and Helen Hardacre (religion and society).