Creating Social Cohesion in an Interdependent World: Experiences of Australia and Japan

Healy, E.; Arunachalam, Dharmalingam; Mizukami, Tetsuo

Creating Social Cohesion in an Interdependent World examines the ways in which two very different societies, Australia and Japan, have dealt with challenges to their cultural and institutional fabric, as well as the social cohesion arising from the acceleration of global interdependence during recent decades. Deepening globalization has generated great social dislocation and uncertainty about collective identity and to anxiety about how to accommodate apparently unstoppable external influences. The studies in this volume explore areas which have experienced significant impact from globalization, including immigration policy, ethnic and racial intermarriage, attitudes towards ethnic and racial minorities, national and cultural identity, education policy and labor relations. The approach used is innovative in juxtaposing two societies which, although developed, are contrasting in their historical origins and contemporary cultural legacies.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2016-01-05

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137520210

DOI: 10.1057/9781137520227

Dimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm

Pages: 289.0