Collaboration and Acknowledgments
Part I. Overview of Japanese History and Sociology
I.1. Society and Family: A Brief Overview of the History of Japan
Neolithic Japan: Cross-Cultural Contact and a Written Language
Aristocracy, Buddhist Priests, and Shoguns: The Struggle for Control
The End of Civil Strife and Reunification
I.2. The Founding Fathers of Japanese Sociology
Early Japanese Sociologists
Part II. Theoretical Introduction
Society Is a Body That Has Consciousness
Social Body Has Its Own Personality
The Status of Society in the Universe
The Conception of Society
I. Ontological Classification of the Types of Sociological Study
II. Classification of Sociologies by the Aims and Motives
II.3. Problems and System
The Problems of Sociology
Commonly Accepted Methods
Particularly Sociological Methods
Subjective-Rational Method
Objective-Empirical Method
Part III. Historical Introduction
III.1. General Remarks on Historical Study
Data of the History of Sociology
The Genesis and Development of Sociology
III.2. Historical Sources of Sociology
Sociological Ideas in Japan
Sociological Ideas in China
Sociological Ideas in Indian Thought
Sociological Ideas in Ancient Greece
Sociological Ideas in Medieval Europe
Sociological Ideas in the Modern Era
III.3. The Formation of Sociology
The Cause of the Rise of Sociology
Advancement of Natural Science: The Theory of Energy
Advancement of Natural Science: The Theory of Evolution
The Advancement of Philosophy
The Advancement of Historical Studies
The Advancement of Economics
The Advancement of Political and Legal Science
III.4. The Future of Sociology
Limitation in the Current Study of Humanity
Part IV. Family Organization
The Forms of Marital Relationships
Functions of Marital Relationships
Forms of Parent-Child Relationship
Functions of Parent-Child Relationships
Brotherhood (Sibling Relationships)
The Relationship Between Family and Society
The Social Status of Women
