Becoming Shakaijin
Working-Class Reproduction in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2733968 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James E Roberson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 293 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0014-1828 • E-ISSN: 2160-3510 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3773943 |
| OpenAlex | W151406918 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
In Japan the transition from school into the working world marks ones transformation from student (gakusei) to social person (shakaijin). This transition is particularly important for men for whom work remains a more permanent source of social identification than it typically does for Japanese women for whom eventual roles as wives and mothers generally provide more central sources of social and self-definition. This article discusses the passage from educational institution to employment enterprise among two groups of male employees at a small manufacturing company in Tokyo. One group comprises mostly older men with junior high school education while the other group consists of younger men who graduated from industrial high schools. (EXCERPT)
Biology · Class (philosophy) · Genealogy · Political science · Reproduction · Sociology · Working class · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Ecology · Gender Studies · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Work-Family Balance Challenges
Detethering economic subjectification from intercultural identity
Extracurricular Paths into Job Markets in Contemporary Japan
Creating Connected Identities Among Japanese Company Employees
Shakaijin, shadow education, and the entrepreneurial self
Crise, travail et mariage chez les jeunes femmes à Tokyo
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |