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The Internet, Social Capital, Civic Engagement, and Gender in Japan

Oxford University Press eBooksPublished 6 March 2008
Kakuko Miyata, Ken’ichi Ikeda, Tetsuro Kobayashi
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Abstract

This chapter studies the central argument of Robert Putnam that applies to civic engagement in Japan. The discussion also includes two important factors that have previously been neglected, namely the Internet and gender. It presents a clearer argument on how the various kinds of Internet use have different kinds of effects. It also furthers the analysis of gender differences.

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Social Sciences