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Matsunagibook chapter 1956 • Cornell, John B.
Okayama • Asia > East Asia
This source is a community study of Matsunagi hamlet, a mountain community in Okayama Prefecture. The source covers most topics of general ethnographic interest with an emphasis on social rela...Matsunagibook chapter 1953 • Cornell, John B.
Okayama • Asia > East Asia
The material contained in this source is supplemental to that contained in Cornell (1956). The source contains portions of Cornell's dissertation on the hamlet of Matsunagi which cover topics ...Local group stability in the Japanese communityarticle 1963 • Cornell, John B.
Okayama • Asia > East Asia
This article, written by a professional anthropologist, compares the patterns of consistent interaction among households in four communities. He argues that while the specific functions of the...Outcaste relations in a Japanese villagearticle 1961 • Cornell, John B.
Okayama • Asia > East Asia
This source is concerned with the relations between outcastes and 'ordinary' elements in the village of Yokoi. Data were gathered through interviews and questionnaire. The author concludes tha...Individual mobility and group membershipessay 1971 • Cornell, John B.
Okayama • Asia > East Asia
This source is the work of a professional anthropologist and is informed by field research. It first explores the status of the outcaste population in Japanese society generally, and then exam...