Japanese Family in Transition - From the Professional Housewife Ideal to the Dilemmas of Choice

Informationen zum Autor By Suzanne Hall Vogel - With Steven K. Vogel Klappentext These gripping biographies poignantly illustrate the strengths and the vulnerabilities of professional housewives and of families facing social change and economic uncertainty in contemporary Japan. Zusammenfassung These gripping biographies poignantly illustrate the strengths and the vulnerabilities of professional housewives and of families facing social change and economic uncertainty in contemporary Japan. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: The Postwar IdealChapter 2: Mrs. Tanaka: Embracing the RoleChapter 3: Mrs. Itou: Resisting the RoleChapter 4: Mrs. Suzuki: Power and SubmissionChapter 5: New Strains

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• Authors: Steven K. Vogel, Suzanne Hall Vogel, Suzanne Hall/ Vogel Vogel
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2013
• EAN: 9781442221710
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2171-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives; Asia/Pacific/Perspectives
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Japan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, HISTORY / Women, Sociology: family & relationships, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology: family and relationships, asian studies;japan studies