New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2021. This book explores how parents, educators and social and health workers might have a raised awareness of the issues generated by plural identities and the overpowering human need to belong so that they can address associated issues and nurture a sense of wholeness in children and adolescents as they grow into early adulthood. From the Contents: 26. Despair and Happiness: Japanese Youth of Today and Their Multiple Identities.