| Japan's New Middle Class |
| PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
| PART ONE— THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SALARY |
| Chapter I— The Problem and Its Setting |
| Chapter II— The Bureaucratic Setting in Perspective |
| Chapter III— The Gateway to Salary: Infernal Entrance Examinations |
| PART TWO— THE FAMILY AND OTHER SOCIAL SYSTEMS |
| Chapter IV— The Consumer's "Bright New Life" |
| Chapter V— Families View Their Government |
| Chapter VI— Community Relationships |
| Chapter VII— Basic Values |
| PART THREE— INTERNAL FAMILY PROCESSES |
| Chapter VIII— The Decline of the Ie Ideal |
| Chapter IX— The Division of Labor in the Home |
| Chapter X— Authority in the Family |
| Chapter XI— Family Solidarity |
| Chapter XII— Child-Rearing |
| PART FOUR— MAMACHI IN PERSPECTIVE |
| Chapter XIII— Order Amidst Rapid Social Change |
| PART FIVE— MAMACHI REVISITED |
| Chapter XIV— Beyond Salary |
| Appendix: A Report on the Field Work |
| SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| INDEX |