Development of Sociology in Japan

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1 llja Srubar Shingo Shimada (Hrsg.) Development of Sociology in Japan Jahrbuch fur Soziologiegeschichte VSVERLAG FOR SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTEN

2 Table of content Introduction 11 Shimada Shingo Bibliography 15 Acknowledgement 17 The History of Japanese Sociology until Akimoto Ritsuo 1 Modernization and the Introduction of Western Thought 19 2 Sociology in a Development State 25 3 Problems Surrounding the Sociology of Knowledge and Its Acceptance in Japan 29 4 Development in Empirical Research 33 Bibliography 37 Sociology in Postwar Japan and Its Problems 39 Tominaga Ken 'ichi 1 Viewpoint of Seeing Postwar Sociology in Japan Sociology in Postwar Japan Expansion of Sociology in the Postwar Period Items to be Investigated Concerning Postwar Sociology 41 2 The Continuity from Prewar to Postwar Sociology From Prewar to Postwar Major Streams in the Continuity 43

3 6 Table of content 2.3 The Dispute over the "Specialized" vs. "Synthetic" Sociology Concerning the Micro-Macro Link through Weber and Parsons (The Mainstream Theoretical Trend in Postwar Japanese Sociology) Max Weber in Japan Talcott Parsons in Japan Toward the Micro-Macro Link through connecting the Theory of Action and the Theory of Social System 52 4 Marxian Sociology (The Anti-Mainstream Trend in Postwar Japanese Sociology) Marxian Sociology in Japan Marxist Rural Sociology in Japan 56 5 The Development of Empirical Sociology in Japan The Hyphenated Sociology Family Sociology Rural Sociology Urban Sociology Industrial Sociology 63 6 Social Research and Quantitative Sociology Statistical Social Research in Japan Social Stratification and Mobility (SSM) Research in Japan 66 7 Summary and Conclusion: Some Comments on Postwar Sociology 69 Bibliography 72 A History of Empirical Social Research in Japan 77 Kaneko Masahiko 1 Introduction 77 2 Empirical Social Research in Prewar Japan (before 1945) The Social Survey Quantitative Research Community Studies 79 3 Quantitative Social Research in Postwar Japan (after 1946) The Spread of Quantitative Research The SSM Survey 82 4 Qualitative Research in Postwar Japan The Non-directive Interview and Participant Observation Oral life history Document analysis 88 5 Conclusion 89 Bibliography 90

4 Table of content 7 Concerning Max Weber's Reception in Japan 93 Yamada Masanori 1 Introduction: What Characterizes the History of a Reception? Before From the 1930s to the End of World War II 96 4 From the End of world War II to the 1960s 99 5 The Weber Criticism of the 1960s and 1970s The Splitting of the Weberians in the 1970s The Criticism Conclusion 108 Bibliography 108 The Acceptance of Simmel in Japan 113 Nagatani Ken 1 Introduction Acceptance Before World War II Acceptance after World War II Concluding Remarks 124 Bibliography 125 Talcott Parsons and theoretical sociology in Japan: The Social System Theory and its Influence on Japanese Sociologists 127 Mori Mototaka 1 Introduction A Characteristic Configuration of the Social Sciences in Japan Japanese Versions of Structural-functionalism Theory of Social Change The Development of the Theory of Social Stratification The Development of a Historical Theory of Civilization and Japanese Society Conclusion: The End of Ideology and Epigone 139 Bibliography 140

5 8 Table of content Phenomenological Sociology in Japan: Past and Present - with special reference to Alfred Schiitz Sato Yoshikazu 1 Introduction The First Stage: Before the Second World War Historical Background Three Representative Sociologists Important to Phenomenological Sociology in Japan Shinmei Masamichi ( ): The First to Introduce German Phenomenological Sociology into Japan UsuiJisho ( ): A Sound-Minded Seeker of Sociology Kurauchi Kazuta ( ): An Intrinsical Introduction of the Method of Phenomenology into Cultural Sociology Otaka Tomoo and Alfred Schtttz: An International Affair Relevant to Phenomenological Sociology in Japan The Second Stage: After the Second World War Historical Background Alfred Schiitz and phenomenological sociology in Japan Initiative; Yamaguchi Setsuo's Society and Meaning Critical Work: Hiromatsu Wataru ( ) and his Critique of Alfred Schutz A Series of Serious Works; Mori's Alfred Schutz in Vienna, 1995 etc International Affairs Relevant to Phenomenological Sociology in Japan Conclusion 161 Bibliography 162 Sociology of Knowledge and Sociology of Culture in Japan: Prewar Period, Postwar Period and Postmodern Period 165 Mikami Takeshi 1 Prewar Period, 1920s-1945 foundation Work In the age of crisis Crisis in the Weimar Republic and Japan Kultursoziologie, Wissenssoziologie, and Marxism Anti-Sociology From Germany to America 169

6 Table of content 9 3 Frankfurt School, Structuralism and Sociology of Knowledge Sociology of Culture Postmodern Period, 1980s: Re-Europeanization 172 Bibliography 173 The History of Family Research in Japan 175 Amano Masako 1 Introduction The Origins of Family Sociology-Phase One ( ) Toda Teizo's Empirical Family Research The ie within Social Structure The Expansion and Crisis of Group Theory - Phase Two ( ) The Application of Family Research to a Pragmatic Problem The Influence of American Sociology Critique of the Group-Theory Approach ; The Change in Paradigms of Family Research - Phase Three (1980-) The Nuclear Family Loses its Relevance Observations of the subjective family experience Introduction to the Gender Perspective Study of the Relationship between the ie and the Modern Family Conclusion 188 Bibliography 188 History of Industrial Sociology in Japan: Ethos and Organization in Company-Capitalism 191 Suzuki Shuichi 1 Introduction Industrial Dualism in Japan Industrialization and Workers'Ethos The Recovery Period ( ) The Period of Rapid Growth ( ) and Workers'Ethos Conclusion 200 Bibliography 201

7 10 Table of content The History of Feminist Sociology in Japan 203 Ito Midori 1 Introduction The Discourse on the Mother Role Takamure Itsue The Discourse on the Role of the Housewife (shufuronso) The New Feminist Movement - Oman ribu and the third Phase of the Discourse about the Role of the Housewife The Arise of Women's Studies Ecological Feminism The Current Situation of Feminist Sociology Conclusion 214 Bibliography 215 The Authors and Editors 219