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Japan: Seijin & Identity

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The initiation ceremony in Japan, the Seijin-shiki, has experienced a decline in participation and increase in disruptive behavior displayed by the youth in the past 10 or so years. This has resulted a questioning of the need to continue the ceremony. The goal of this project was to find the reason behind the deterioration of the Seijin-shiki and provide recommendations on how to alleviate the problem. This was accomplished by exploring the relationship between the post-modern Japanese society in the 1990s and its effects on the "monster" youth of the era. This analysis was then applied to the Japanese youth of today.

  • This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
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  • E-project-050613-142531
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  • 2013
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  • 2013-05-06
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  • Kyoto
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