Recent social, environmental, and cultural issues in East Asian societies / Mika Markus Mervi�o, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mervio, Mika Markus, 1961- editor.

Series:

Advances in religious and cultural studies (ARCS) book series.

Advances in religious and cultural studies (ARCS) book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental protection--East Asia.

Environmental protection.

East Asia--Social conditions--21st century.

East Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 298 pages) : illustrations (some color), charts, maps.

Place of Publication:

Hershey, Pennsylvania : Information Science Reference, [2020]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

East Asian societies continue to react to developments occurring in the Western part of the world as well as influence development elsewhere due to the global reach of East Asian economies and the increased political weight of East Asian societies. These systems have distinctive features often connected with local social and cultural traditions. However, these traditions are constantly being reinterpreted, and the changing meanings attached to them must be taken into account. Recent Social, Environmental, and Cultural Issues in East Asian Societies is an essential research book that explores v.

Contents:

Chapter 1. The politics of sanitation development and civil society in Cambodia and India

Chapter 2. Eradication of schistosomiasis in Japan: lessons for the rest of East Asia

Chapter 3. Narratives of child care in public policy in Japan: comprehensive support for child-rearing

Chapter 4. Interpretation and reconstruction of environment, aesthetics, and politics in Japan

Chapter 5. Government policy and the disintegration of village community life and individual identity in urbanising Japan

Chapter 6. Landscapes and local identity: the eight views of Linfen

Chapter 7. Landscapes and environmental change: famous views of Linfen

Chapter 8. Terrains of myths and devotion: ritual interactions with the land at the K©þyasan Monastery in traditional Japan

Chapter 9. Foreign aid and family at risk: role of foreign aid to Myanmar

Chapter 10. Migrant care workers, skill regimes, and transnational subjects in East Asia

Chapter 11. Politics matters: the attempts and failure of health finance reform in Hong Kkong

Chapter 12. Changing employment trends, childcare patterns, and work-family reconciliation in Taiwan

Chapter 13. Socio-cultural barriers of female ex-combatants' social re-integration in Sri Lanka

Chapter 14. Food safety concerns in Tokushima: a reflective consumer approach

Chapter 15. Social risk discourse and Japan: the state of reflexivity and individualization.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

OCLC:

1121422204