pt. 1. The significance of salary. The problem and its setting ; The bureaucratic setting in perspective ; The gateway to salary: infernal entrance examinations -- pt. 2. The family and other social systems. The consumer's "bright new life" ; Families view their government ; Community relationships ; Basic values -- pt. 3. Internal family processes. The decline of the Ie ideal ; The division of labor in the home ; Authority in the family ; Family solidarity ; Child rearing -- pt. 4. Mamachi in perspective. Order amidst rapid social change -- Appendix: A report on the field work
