Marriage In Changing Japan

Author : Joy Hendry
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-18
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781136898006

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This book approaches its subject from two angles. First, there is a detailed and descriptive analysis of the social organisation of, and place of marriage in, one community in Kyushu. To this extent, the study is a regional one and provides valuable ethnographic information. The second angle, however, is to analyse this material in the light of other historical ethnographical writings on Japan, which puts the regional material in a national context, and brings together a great deal of information about Japanese marriage hitherto unpublished in English.

Author : Joy Hendry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Marriage
ISBN : 0203843177

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Author : Yoko Tokuhiro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135230319

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Marriage in Contemporary Japan by Yoko Tokuhiro Pdf

The phenomenon of bankonka – ‘postponement of marriage’ – is increasingly reported in contemporary Japanese media, clearly illustrating the changing patterns of modern lifestyles and attitudes towards marriage, personal obligation and ambition. This is the first book in recent years to explore the contemporary state of marriage in Japanese society. Setting out the different perceptions and expectations of marriage in today’s Japan, the book discusses how economic issues and the family impact on marital behaviour. Contrary to the views of some feminists that young women have no interest in improving their status and position, this book argues that, by delaying marriage and childrearing, young women can be seen as ‘rebels’ challenging Japanese patriarchal society. Unlike many other studies, it gives equal attention to male gender roles and masculinity, exploring what constitutes being a ‘real man’ in Japan – through the analysis of mainstream and non-mainstream conceptions of masculinity that co-exist in contemporary Japan, and considers the implications of such different roles for the institution of marriage. It investigates the roles of wife and mother, articulating why the strict division of labour defining men as breadwinners and women as homemakers became popular. Moreover, it describes the changing character of courtship relationships, explaining why the norm has shifted from arranged marriages pre-1945 to love marriages after that period. Finally, it puts the Japanese experience into cross-cultural, international context with a series of comparisons with marriage elsewhere both in Asia – including in Korea and Hong Kong – and in western countries such as France, Sweden, Italy and the United States.

Author : Fumie Kumagai
Publisher : Springer
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789812871855

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Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan by Fumie Kumagai Pdf

This book provides insightful sociological analyses of Japanese demography and families, paying attention not only to national average data, but also to regional variations and community level analyses. In analyzing Japanese family issues such as demographic changes, courtship and marriage, international marriage, divorce, late-life divorce, and the elderly living alone, this book emphasizes the significance of two theoretical frameworks: the dual structure and regional variations of the community network in Japan. By emphasizing the extensive cultural diversity from one region to another, this book represents a paradigm shift from former studies of Japanese families, which relied mostly on national average data. The method of analysis adopted in the study is qualitative, with a historical perspective. The book is thus an invitation to more in-depth, qualitative dialogue in the field of family sociology in Japan. This book will be of great interest not only to Asian scholars, but also to other specialists in comparative family studies around the world.

Author : Marcus Rebick,Ayumi Takenaka
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134207794

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The Changing Japanese Family by Marcus Rebick,Ayumi Takenaka Pdf

The Japanese family is shifting in fundamental ways, specifically in terms of attitudes towards family and societal relationships, and also the role of the family in society. Changing Japanese Family explores these significant changes which include an ageing population, delayed marriages, a fallen birth rate, which has fallen below the level needed for replacement, and a decline in three-generational households and family businesses. The authors investigate these changes and the effects of them on Japanese society, whilst also setting the study in the context of wider economic and social changes in Japan. They offer interesting comparisons with international societies, especially with Southern Europe, where similar changes to the family and its role are occuring. This fascinating text is essential reading for those with an enthusiasm in Japanese studies but will also engage those with a concern in Japanese culture and society, as well as appealing to a readership with a wider interest in the sociology of the family.

Author : Noriko O. Tsuya,Larry L. Bumpass
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2003-12-31
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780824844509

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Marriage, Work, and Family Life in Comparative Perspective by Noriko O. Tsuya,Larry L. Bumpass Pdf

When we compare Eastern and Western societies, we find similar economic and social forces at work. But the impact of these on family life reflects differences in cultural history and social context. This volume examines family change in Korea, Japan, and the United States, allowing us to contrast the collective emphasis of a Confucian social heritage with the individualism of the West. An impressive group of demographers and family sociologists considers such questions as: How do family patterns vary within countries and across societies? How essential are marriage and parenthood? How do levels of contact between middle-aged adults and their parents who live elsewhere differ in East Asian countries and the U.S.? How does female employment vary based on family factors and do these factors affect employment across societies? Policy makers and demographic and family researchers both in the U.S. and Asia will find this book a vital resource for understanding the dynamics of family life in contrasting modern societies. Contributors: Larry L. Bumpass, Yong-Chan Byun, Minja Kim Choe, Karen Oppenheim Mason, Ronald R. Rindfluss, Noriko O. Tsuya.

Author : Yoko Tokuhiro
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135230326

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Marriage in Contemporary Japan by Yoko Tokuhiro Pdf

The phenomenon of bankonka – ‘postponement of marriage’ – is increasingly reported in contemporary Japanese media, clearly illustrating the changing patterns of modern lifestyles and attitudes towards marriage, personal obligation and ambition. This is the first book in recent years to explore the contemporary state of marriage in Japanese society. Setting out the different perceptions and expectations of marriage in today’s Japan, the book discusses how economic issues and the family impact on marital behaviour. Contrary to the views of some feminists that young women have no interest in improving their status and position, this book argues that, by delaying marriage and childrearing, young women can be seen as ‘rebels’ challenging Japanese patriarchal society. Unlike many other studies, it gives equal attention to male gender roles and masculinity, exploring what constitutes being a ‘real man’ in Japan – through the analysis of mainstream and non-mainstream conceptions of masculinity that co-exist in contemporary Japan, and considers the implications of such different roles for the institution of marriage. It investigates the roles of wife and mother, articulating why the strict division of labour defining men as breadwinners and women as homemakers became popular. Moreover, it describes the changing character of courtship relationships, explaining why the norm has shifted from arranged marriages pre-1945 to love marriages after that period. Finally, it puts the Japanese experience into cross-cultural, international context with a series of comparisons with marriage elsewhere both in Asia – including in Korea and Hong Kong – and in western countries such as France, Sweden, Italy and the United States.

Author : Viktoriya Kim,Nelia G. Balgoa,Beverley Anne Yamamoto
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781978809031

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The Politics of International Marriage in Japan by Viktoriya Kim,Nelia G. Balgoa,Beverley Anne Yamamoto Pdf

This book provides an in-depth exploration and analysis of marriages between Japanese nationals and migrants from three broad ethnic/cultural groups - spouses from the former Soviet Union countries, the Philippines, and Western countries. It reveals how the marriage migrants navigate the intricacies and trajectories of their marriages with Japanese people while living in Japan. Seen from the lens of ‘gendered geographies of power’, the book explores how state-level politics and policies towards marriage, migration, and gender affect the personal power politics in operation within the relationships of these international couples. Overall, the book discusses how ethnic identity intersects with gender in the negotiation of spaces and power relations between and amongst couples; and the role states and structural inequalities play in these processes, resulting in a reconfiguration of our notions of what international marriages are and how powerful gender and the state are in understanding the power relations in these unions.

Author : Allison Alexy
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226701004

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Intimate Disconnections by Allison Alexy Pdf

In many ways, divorce is a quintessentially personal decision—the choice to leave a marriage that causes harm or feels unfulfilling to the two people involved. But anyone who has gone through a divorce knows the additional public dimensions of breaking up, from intense shame and societal criticism to friends’ and relatives’ unsolicited advice. In Intimate Disconnections, Allison Alexy tells the fascinating story of the changing norms surrounding divorce in Japan in the early 2000s, when sudden demographic and social changes made it a newly visible and viable option. Not only will one of three Japanese marriages today end in divorce, but divorces are suddenly much more likely to be initiated by women who cite new standards for intimacy as their motivation. As people across Japan now consider divorcing their spouses, or work to avoid separation, they face complicated questions about the risks and possibilities marriage brings: How can couples be intimate without becoming suffocatingly close? How should they build loving relationships when older models are no longer feasible? What do you do, both legally and socially, when you just can’t take it anymore? Relating the intensely personal stories from people experiencing different stages of divorce, Alexy provides a rich ethnography of Japan while also speaking more broadly to contemporary visions of love and marriage during an era in which neoliberal values are prompting wide-ranging transformations in homes across the globe.

Author : Jennifer Coates,Lucy Fraser,Mark Pendleton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351716789

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The Routledge Companion to Gender and Japanese Culture by Jennifer Coates,Lucy Fraser,Mark Pendleton Pdf

This Companion is a comprehensive examination of the varied ways in which gender issues manifest throughout culture in Japan, using a range of international perspectives to examine private and public constructions of identity, as well as gender- and sexuality-inflected cultural production. The Routledge Companion to Gender and Japanese Culture features both new work and updated accounts of classic scholarship, providing a go-to reference work for contemporary scholarship on gender in Japanese culture. The volume is interdisciplinary in scope, with chapters drawing from a range of perspectives, fields, and disciplines, including anthropology, art history, history, law, linguistics, literature, media and cultural studies, politics, and sociology. This reflects the fundamentally interdisciplinary nature of the dual focal points of this volume—gender and culture—and the ways in which these themes infuse a range of disciplines and subfields. In this volume, Jennifer Coates, Lucy Fraser, and Mark Pendleton have brought together an essential guide to experiences of gender in Japanese culture today—perfect for students, scholars, and anyone else interested in Japan, culture, gender studies, and beyond.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0804779171

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Divorce in Japan by Anonim Pdf

A social, legal, and intellectual history of divorce in Japan over the last four centuries, during much of which Japan had one of the highest divorce rates in the world.

Author : Annette Schad-Seifert,Shingo Shimada
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783110720044

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Demographic Change in Japan and the EU by Annette Schad-Seifert,Shingo Shimada Pdf

Author : Richard Ronald,Allison Alexy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-12-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136888861

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Home and Family in Japan by Richard Ronald,Allison Alexy Pdf

In the Japanese language the word ‘ie’ denotes both the materiality of homes and family relations within. The traditional family and family house - often portrayed in ideal terms as key foundations of Japanese culture and society - have been subject to significant changes in recent years. This book comprehensively addresses various aspects of family life and dwelling spaces, exploring how homes, household patterns and kin relations are reacting to contemporary social, economic and urban transformations, and the degree to which traditional patterns of both houses and households are changing. The book contextualises the shift from the hegemonic post-war image of standard family life, to the nuclear family and to a situation now where Japanese homes are more likely to include unmarried singles; childless couples; divorcees; unmarried adult children and elderly relatives either living alone or in nursing homes. It discusses how these new patterns are both reinforcing and challenging typical understandings of Japanese family life.

Author : Ray Erwin Baber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Families
ISBN : UOM:39015002982703

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Youth Looks at Marriage and the Family by Ray Erwin Baber Pdf

Author : Erika R. Alpert
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781498594219

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The Relationship People by Erika R. Alpert Pdf

The Relationship People examines the marriage industry and its clients in neoliberal Japan. It addresses what industry professionals are promoting to ease Japan’s low rates of marriage and childbirth, what singles are actually doing, and whether focusing on introducing more singles to each other can effectively solve Japan’s millennial woes.