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William Kelly in his study of postwar Japanese society, looks at how individual differences and the rhythms of life in postwar Japanese society were co-opted, standardized, and routinized in institutions related to work, family, and schooling. Schools, for example, take diverse individuals and standardize the opportunities available to them in society. The result is differentiated outcomes for its participants, with some going onto first-class universities, others to middling universities, and others ending their education at high school. The difference in Japanese society has not disappeared but rather been managed through this standardization process
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The TV itself also standardized society and negotiated differences within Japan. Like other social institutions, the media culture of TV(which was part of a larger media culture involving all mass media) co-opted differences, embrace much of the population and regularized their lifestyles. (查看原文)
