Christena L Turner
Biographic Data
| ID | 3803153 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christena L Turner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christena L |
| FAMILY NAME | Turner |
| SIGNATURE | TURNER C L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California San Diego |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Doing Fieldwork in Japan
When the authors of Doing Fieldwork in Japan write ‘this is not a how-to book’, the image of René Magritte writing ‘this is not a pipe’ on his famous painting comes to mind. Theodore C. Bestor, Patricia G. Steinhoff and Victoria Lyon Bestor have given us a book that not only reflects upon the process of doing fieldwork but also challenges us to question what the concept of fieldwork represents as well. The 21 contributors are from disciplines whe…
The Narratives of Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki disease is a rash/fever illness of early childhood in which coronary artery aneurysms (CAA), sometimes fatal, may develop in up to 25 percent of untreated children. Because its etiology and pathophysiology are unknown and no diagnostic laboratory test exists, diagnosis is made via a list of clinical signs; however, a significant number of children fail to meet the clinical criteria and go on to develop CAA. We suspected a connection betw…
Structuring Culture for Change
Japanese Workers in Protest
Locating Footbinding
In this article I look at footbinding as a social and cultural practice embedded in the daily life conditions of women and their families. I sketch a picture of variations based primarily on regional and class differences in nineteenth and early twentieth century practices of footbinding and in efforts to eradicate them. The period in question is one of interest precisely because it is a time of transition. I look simultaneously at footbinding as…
Japanese Workers in Protest
Japanese Workers in Protest
This first ethnographic study of factory workers engaged in radical labor protest gives a voice to a segment of the Japanese population that has been previously marginalized. These blue-collar workers, involved in prolonged labor disputes, tell their own story as they struggle to make sense of their lives and their culture during a time of conflict and instability. What emerges is a sensitive portrait of how workers grapple with a slowed economy …
The Spirit of Productivity
Japan's economic success in the contemporary world has elicited considerable respect on the one hand and equally great suspicion and even a certain mystique on the other. Western explanations of this enviable competitiveness inevitably address the potential influence of Japanese culture on Japanese productivity. In particular, there is great interest in the Japanese work ethic, management style, and the elusive motivation of the Japanese worker. …
The Spirit of Productivity
Locating Footbinding
In this article I look at footbinding as a social and cultural practice embedded in the daily life conditions of women and their families. I sketch a picture of variations based primarily on regional and class differences in nineteenth and early twentieth century practices of footbinding and in efforts to eradicate them. The period in question is one of interest precisely because it is a time of transition. I look simultaneously at footbinding as…
The Spirit of Productivity
The Spirit of Productivity
Japan's economic success in the contemporary world has elicited considerable respect on the one hand and equally great suspicion and even a certain mystique on the other. Western explanations of this enviable competitiveness inevitably address the potential influence of Japanese culture on Japanese productivity. In particular, there is great interest in the Japanese work ethic, management style, and the elusive motivation of the Japanese worker. …
Japanese Workers in Protest
Japanese Workers in Protest
This first ethnographic study of factory workers engaged in radical labor protest gives a voice to a segment of the Japanese population that has been previously marginalized. These blue-collar workers, involved in prolonged labor disputes, tell their own story as they struggle to make sense of their lives and their culture during a time of conflict and instability. What emerges is a sensitive portrait of how workers grapple with a slowed economy …
Japanese Workers in Protest
Locating Footbinding
In this article I look at footbinding as a social and cultural practice embedded in the daily life conditions of women and their families. I sketch a picture of variations based primarily on regional and class differences in nineteenth and early twentieth century practices of footbinding and in efforts to eradicate them. The period in question is one of interest precisely because it is a time of transition. I look simultaneously at footbinding as…
Structuring Culture for Change
The Narratives of Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki disease is a rash/fever illness of early childhood in which coronary artery aneurysms (CAA), sometimes fatal, may develop in up to 25 percent of untreated children. Because its etiology and pathophysiology are unknown and no diagnostic laboratory test exists, diagnosis is made via a list of clinical signs; however, a significant number of children fail to meet the clinical criteria and go on to develop CAA. We suspected a connection betw…
Doing Fieldwork in Japan
When the authors of Doing Fieldwork in Japan write ‘this is not a how-to book’, the image of René Magritte writing ‘this is not a pipe’ on his famous painting comes to mind. Theodore C. Bestor, Patricia G. Steinhoff and Victoria Lyon Bestor have given us a book that not only reflects upon the process of doing fieldwork but also challenges us to question what the concept of fieldwork represents as well. The 21 contributors are from disciplines whe…
Sociology (7 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Anthropology (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Consciousness (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Ethnography (3 works) · History (3 works) · Japanese History and Culture (3 works)