How has the social structure (gender roles and relations, family and kinship, racial and ethnic constructions, or social and economic classes) remained the same throughout Japanese history (foundations to present)?
2007-12-10 09:00:23 · 4 answers · asked by kkrulez3001 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
The social structure hasn't remained the same. The fact that Jomon society was matrilineal is just one example. Japan didn't become a nation state until the Meiji Restoration, so being Japanese became a whole new ethnic construction at that time. There is no way today's nuclear families are anything like the extended families back in the day. Back in the day a household could be 30 people, so even latter day extended families are much smaller.
2007-12-11 02:45:45 · answer #1 · answered by michinoku2001 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, if you want answers about Japan, you've come to the right place. However, you're asking us to write a virtual encyclopedia of Japan, and no one here has time for that. You should buy a book about Japan instead. Or look it up on Wikipedia.
2016-05-22 22:02:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Japan's period of isolationism (historical) and it's strict immigration policy (present) has allowed the nation to remain mostly homogenous. It has also helped to preserve some of the Japanese culture.
2007-12-10 11:59:43 · answer #3 · answered by Rabbityama 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, right...
Like I'm going to do your homework for you.
Do you even know what half of those words mean?
2007-12-10 11:18:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋