TY  - BOOK
AU  - Holloway,Susan D.
TI  - Women and family in contemporary Japan
SN  - 9780521192279
AV  - HQ1762 .H643 2010
U1  - 306.850973 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Cambridge, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  -  
KW  - Women
KW  - Japan
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Families
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - fast
KW  - Manners and customs
KW  - Vrouwen
KW  - gtt
KW  - Huwelijk
KW  - Moederschap
KW  - Familie
KW  - Kvinnorollen
KW  - husm�odrar
KW  - familjen
KW  - kao
KW  - Social st�allning
KW  - �aktenskap
KW  - barn
KW  - moderskap
KW  - Utbildning
KW  - arbete
KW  - karri�ar
KW  - Mutterschaft
KW  - swd
KW  - Frau
KW  - Soziale Situation
KW  - Kvinnor
KW  - sociala f�orh�allanden
KW  - sao
KW  - Familjer
KW  - F�or�aldraskap
KW  - Social life and customs
N1  - 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
N2  - "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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