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

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.

Table des matières

Chapter 1: The Postwar Ideal
Chapter 2: Mrs. Tanaka: Embracing the Role
Chapter 3: Mrs. Itou: Resisting the Role
Chapter 4: Mrs. Suzuki: Power and Submission
Chapter 5: New Strains

A propos de l'auteur

Suzanne Hall Vogel (1931-2012) was a psychotherapist with University Health Services at Harvard University.

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Suzanne Hall Vogel
• Edition: Rowman and Littlefield
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 04.02.2016
• EAN: 9781442252752
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5275-2
• Pages: 200
• Thèmes: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives; Asia/Pacific/Perspectives
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Psychologie, quotidien > Famille; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques; 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