A context for studying work -- The Japanese at work -- Toward a sociology of work in postwar Japan -- Competing models for understanding work in Japan -- The commitment to being at work -- Hours of work, labor-force participation and the work ethic -- Processing labor through Japan's labor markets -- Change and challenge in the labor market -- Segmentation of the labor market -- The broader social policy context for understanding choice at work in Japan -- From labor policy to social policy: a framework for understanding labor process in Japan at the national level -- Social security and safety nets -- The power relations shaping the organization of work in Japan -- The state of the union movement in Japan -- Management organizations and the interests of employers -- The future -- The future of work in Japan.
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