Matsunagi
book 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 relationships in the community. The author concludes, first, t...

Matsunagi
book 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 not included in Cornell (1956). The subjects covered are t...

Local group stability in the Japanese community
article 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 these relationships have changed over time, the relationships...

Outcaste relations in a Japanese village
article 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 that 'discriminatory attitudes, 'self-fulfilling' biases, and...

Individual mobility and group membership
essay 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 examines a rural outcaste community in Okayama. The focus of t...