Women and family in contemporary Japan /
Holloway, Susan D.
Women and family in contemporary Japan / Susan D. Holloway. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - xii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Good wives, wise mothers": parenting and family life in cultural context -- Locating the research in space and time -- What is a wise mother? -- Hansei: the process of self-reflection -- Memories of childhood -- Husbands: crucial partners or peripheral strangers? -- Shitsuke: the art of child rearing -- Maternal involvement in children's schooling -- Balancing work and family life -- Women and family life: ideology, experience, and agency.
"Japanese women have often been singled out for their strong commitment to the role of housewife and mother. But they are now postponing marriage and bearing fewer children, and Japan has become one of the least fertile and fastest aging countries in the world. Why are so many Japanese women opting out of family life? To answer this question, the author draws on in-depth interviews and extensive survey data to examine Japanese mothers' perspectives and experiences of marriage, parenting, and family life. The goal is to understand how, as introspective, self-aware individuals, these women interpret and respond to the barriers and opportunities afforded within the structural and ideological contexts of contemporary Japan. The findings suggest a need for changes in the structure of the workplace and the education system to provide women with the opportunity to find a fulfilling balance of work and family life"--Provided by publisher.
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Women--Social conditions.--Japan
Families--Japan.
Women--Economic conditions.--Japan
Families--Economic aspects--Japan.
Women--Japan.
Families.
Families--Economic aspects.
Manners and customs.
Women.
Women--Economic conditions.
Women--Social conditions.
Vrouwen.
Huwelijk.
Moederschap.
Familie.
Kvinnorollen--husm�odrar--familjen--Japan.
Social st�allning--�aktenskap--barn--moderskap.
Utbildning--arbete--karri�ar.
Mutterschaft.
Familie.
Frau.
Soziale Situation.
Kvinnor--sociala f�orh�allanden--Japan.
Familjer--Japan.
F�or�aldraskap--Japan.
Japan--Social life and customs.
Japan.
Japan.
Japan.
HQ1762 / .H643 2010
306.850973
Women and family in contemporary Japan / Susan D. Holloway. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. - xii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Good wives, wise mothers": parenting and family life in cultural context -- Locating the research in space and time -- What is a wise mother? -- Hansei: the process of self-reflection -- Memories of childhood -- Husbands: crucial partners or peripheral strangers? -- Shitsuke: the art of child rearing -- Maternal involvement in children's schooling -- Balancing work and family life -- Women and family life: ideology, experience, and agency.
"Japanese women have often been singled out for their strong commitment to the role of housewife and mother. But they are now postponing marriage and bearing fewer children, and Japan has become one of the least fertile and fastest aging countries in the world. Why are so many Japanese women opting out of family life? To answer this question, the author draws on in-depth interviews and extensive survey data to examine Japanese mothers' perspectives and experiences of marriage, parenting, and family life. The goal is to understand how, as introspective, self-aware individuals, these women interpret and respond to the barriers and opportunities afforded within the structural and ideological contexts of contemporary Japan. The findings suggest a need for changes in the structure of the workplace and the education system to provide women with the opportunity to find a fulfilling balance of work and family life"--Provided by publisher.
9780521192279 0521192277 9780521180375 0521180376
2010001369
GBB000585 bnb
015453200 Uk
Women--Social conditions.--Japan
Families--Japan.
Women--Economic conditions.--Japan
Families--Economic aspects--Japan.
Women--Japan.
Families.
Families--Economic aspects.
Manners and customs.
Women.
Women--Economic conditions.
Women--Social conditions.
Vrouwen.
Huwelijk.
Moederschap.
Familie.
Kvinnorollen--husm�odrar--familjen--Japan.
Social st�allning--�aktenskap--barn--moderskap.
Utbildning--arbete--karri�ar.
Mutterschaft.
Familie.
Frau.
Soziale Situation.
Kvinnor--sociala f�orh�allanden--Japan.
Familjer--Japan.
F�or�aldraskap--Japan.
Japan--Social life and customs.
Japan.
Japan.
Japan.
HQ1762 / .H643 2010
306.850973