Women in Changing Japan

ISBN-13: 9780367216573 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 124 str.

Joyce C. Lebra

Opis

It is a time when women in many parts of the world are questioning the roles, life styles, and values by which women have lived for centuries. The contributors are American women engaged in studying various aspects of the life patterns of Japanese women in many walks of life and have published their findings in this volume.

Spis treści

Preface -- Foreword -- Evolution of the Feminine Ideal -- Women in Rural Japan -- Women in Factories -- “Office Ladies” -- Women in Family Businesses -- Women in Service Industries -- Bar Hostesses -- Women in Teaching -- Women in the Professions -- Women in Media -- Women in the Political System -- Women in Sports -- Women and Suicide -- Conclusions