num_pages: 286
description: As she describes the youth culture of Japan, Merry White draws comparisons with the interests and activities pursued by teenagers in the United States and the contrasting attitudes of adults in Japan and the U.S. towards adolescence. The result is both engrossing and enlightening.
language: English
title: The Material Child
titlecomplete: The Material Child
genres: Japan, Nonfiction, Japanese Literature
ratings_count: 17
publisher: University of California Press