1 Japanese Society: Stereotypes and Realities Part I Two Views: Competing Images of Japanese Society 2 The Greeat Tradition: Theories of Conformity and Concensus in Japanese Society 3 The Little Traditions: Theories of Conflict and Variation in Japanese Society 4 The Distribution of the Conservative and Radical Traditions in Japanese Studies Part II Skepticism: Three Reasons for Doubting the Validity of Nihonjinron 5 Some Empirical Findings at Odds With the Group Model 6 Some Methodological Misgivings About The Group Model 7 Toward a Sociology of Japanology Part III The Obverse: Tales of Another Japan 8 The Autonomous Individual 9 The Contractual Relationship 10 Social Control: Conformants or Falcons? Part IV Multiple Dimensions: Toward a Comparative Framework for The Study of Japanese Society 11 Social Stratification as a Point of Departure 12 A Multidimensional Stratification Framework for the Comparative Study of Japanese Society 13 The Stratification Framework in a Japanese Context 14 Testing the Stratification Model: Some Empirical Evidence Part V Relevance and New Directions: The Future of Japanese Studies 15 Internationalization and Japenese Society 16 The Future of Japanese Studies