The happy youth of a desperate country

By Noritoshi Furuichi

Subjects: Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai, Attitudes, Jugend, Youth, Seishōnen, Social life and customs, Social conditions, Gesellschaftsleben

Description: "Young people in present-day Japan, a socially-polarized society, have been reportedly "unhappy." According to statistics, however, 80 percent of them are currently "satisfied" with life. By drawing attention to this very fact, The Happy Youth of a Desperate Country, a magnum opus by acclaimed sociologist Noritoshi Furuichi, has revolutionized the discourse on youth theory in Japan. Containing more than six hundred footnotes, this work offers a probing examination of the portrait of "young people" and serves as the definitive edition for anyone seeking to attain a wide-ranging grasp of Japan and its "young people," from a defining voice of their generation"--Back cover.