Japanese youth in the conservative elite society : essays on the liberal young super-achievers

This is a collection of scholarly writings with extensive editorial comments on Japanese youth. The editors find it an irony that globalization and cultural infusion/diffusion has enabled Japanese conservative elites to bank on a very small minority of liberal young super-achievers to be creative and innovative to revitalize and maintain their conservative hegemony in the society. A declining national economy, a tight youth labor market and educational meritocracy have widened socioeconomic differences among Japanese youth. A majority of youth masses are either poorly motivated academically or performing poorly. Postindustrial and postmodern syndromes have rendered many Japanese youth materialistic, socially apathetic and conservative. Conservative ruling elites in both public and private sectors have been cultivating highly motivated, innovative and reform-oriented young achievers in such a way that the future elites would manage and guide large conservative youth masses. This Skillfully Edited Collection Of Essays Analyzes The Social Engineering Process Employed By Both Public And Private Sector Conservative Ruling Elites In Japan In Its Effort To Mold And Cultivate A Small Minority Of Japanese Youth Super-achievers In Order To Maintain Its Conservative View Domination Of Society. Five Important Aspects Of Japanese Youth Culture Are Discussed Including The Impact Youth Labor, Youth Education, Young Women, Juvenile Crime And Youth Culture Have On The Ruling Elite Structure As Japan Transitions Into This Age Of Globalization.