Wearing Ideology: State, Schooling and Self-Presentation in Japan

This Text Examines What The Donning Of Uniforms Says About The Cultural Psychology And The Expression Of Economic Nationalism In Japan. Drawing On Specific Examples, The Book Focuses Particularly Upon Student Uniforms. Introduction: Approaches And Definitions -- The Dramaturgical Approach: Linking Subjectivity, Self-presentation And The State -- Learning To Wear Ideology: School Uniforms -- Patterns And Practices Of Dress Uniformity -- Wearing Ideology And The Cult Of Cuteness -- Countering The Official Code By Consuming Cuteness -- Final Thoughts: The Political Economics Of Self-presentation, Individuality And Individualization -- Appx. A: Surveys About Uniforms -- Appx. B: Uchino Michiko's 1995 Questionnaires About Student Uniforms. Brian J. Mcveigh. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 209-224) And Index. Electronic Reproduction. [place Of Publication Not Identified] : Hathitrust Digital Library, 2010. Miaahdl Master And Use Copy. Digital Master Created According To Benchmark For Faithful Digital Reproductions Of Monographs And Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. Http://purl.oclc.org/dlf/benchrepro0212 Miaahdl English. Digitized 2010 Hathitrust Digital Library Committed To Preserve Pda Miaahdl