Muriel Jolivet

Japan

The Childless Society?: The Crisis of Motherhood

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Produktbeschreibung

Drawing on interviews with Japanese women, this study examines the implications behind the declining birth rate in Japan and looks towards the future of a country that is in danger of becoming a "childless society". It considers the reasons why Japanese women are finding it increasingly difficult to accept the terms and conditions of motherhood and explores the major factors contributing to maternal malaise in Japan including: the "Ten Commandments of the Good Mother"; the changing role of the father; education and careers; and nostalgia from older generations.

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With birth rates in Japan experiencing a sharp decline, this book examines the reasons why Japanese women are finding it increasingly difficult to accept the terms and conditions of motherhood.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 219mm x 162mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780415146463
• ISBN-10: 0415146461
• Artikelnr.: 21871482

Autorenporträt

Muriel Jolivet is Professor of French Studies and Sociology, Sophia University, Tokyo.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 Young mothers in a dilemma
Chapter 2 Why have children?
Chapter 3 Fathers
Chapter 4 The ten commandments of the good mother
Chapter 5 The nostalgia for yesterday's mothers
Chapter 6 Demographic malaise
Chapter 7 The new order
Chapter 8 The achievement of working mothers
By way of a conclusion