Suchergebnisse

In the 1970s and 80s Japan experienced some deep-rooted social changes which affected attitudes to health care services among both professionals and consumers alike. Health Care in Japan provides an introduction to and overview of health and medical services in Japan at that time. It describes the historical development of modern medical care; the social, political, and cultural factors which have influenced the development of the system for the provision of health and medical services. It also discusses and analyses those aspects of the health care system which are of concern to the governmen

List of Illustrations -- General Editor's Preface -- Introduction / Margaret K. Powell and Joseph Roach -- 1. Religion and Ritualized Belief -- Evangelical Hair / Julia Fawcett -- 2. Self and Society Women Wearing Wigs: A Short History of a Long Eighteenth-Century Problem / Julia Fawcett -- 3. Fashion and Adornment / Lynn Festa -- 4. Production and Practice / Sean Silver -- 5. Health and Hygiene / Margaret K. Powell and Joseph Roach -- 6. Gender and Sexuality "Hairs Less in Sight" -- Some Vibrant Ideas of Gender, 1714-1795 / Jayne Lewis -- 7. Race and Ethnicity Mortal Coils & Hair-Raising Revolutions: Styling 'Race' in the Age of Enlightenment / Heather V. Vermeulen -- 8. Class and Social Status Hair and Social Boundaries / Manushag N. Powell -- 9. Cultural Representations Hairstory / Crystal B. Lake -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Notes on Contributors -- Index.