PART Ⅰ. The Japanese generational divide 1. The generation gap in Japanese society since the 1960s 2. Why are Japanese youth today so passive? 3. The local roots of global citizenshiip : generational change in a Kyushu hamlet PART Ⅱ. How teenagers cope with the adult world 4. How Japanese teenagers cope : social pressures and personal responses 5. Youth fashion and changing beautification practices 6. `Guiding` Japan's university students through the generation gap PART Ⅲ. How young adults challenge the social order 7. Seeking a career, finding a job : how young people enter and resist the Japanese world of work 8. Mothers and their unmarried daughters : an intimate look at generational change 9. What happens when they come back : how Japanese experience the Japanese workplace 10. Centered selves and life choices : changing attitudes of young educated mothers