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Local group stability in the Japanese community

Human organization • 22 • Published In 1963 • Pages: 113-125

By: Cornell, John B..

Abstract
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 themselves remain significant in defining and maintaining the community as such. Both economic and non-economic relations are considered. One of the four communities is more remote from urban contact than the other three; one of the three situated close to Okayama City is an outcaste community.
Subjects
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Sociocultural trends
Community structure
culture
Okayama
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Jan A. Simpson, John Beierle ; 1979
Field Date
1950-1951, 1958
Coverage Date
1950-1958
Coverage Place
Matsunagi buraku, Yokoi mura, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Notes
John B. Cornell
Includes bibliographical references
LCCN
47033317
LCSH
Japan--Okayama Prefecture