1st Edition
Friendship and Work Culture of Women Managers in Japan Tokyo After Ten
By Swee-Lin Ho
Copyright 2018
246 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Drawing on ethnographic data gathered from fieldwork spanning a 15-year period, this book offers new insights into understanding the lives and experiences of women managers in Japan. Based on empirical case studies, it explores the ways in which professional women in Tokyo creatively mobilize their friendships as a strategic site for mitigating the disappointments in their working lives, and... Read more
1. De-mystifying the social world of Japanese women
2. Exceptional lives, extraordinary friends
3. Any time, any place
4. Strategic drinking as producers of money
5. Surviving without role models
6. A self-chartered course
Biography
Swee-Lin Ho is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the National University of Singapore. She has previously worked as an auditor, financial journalist and business executive across Asia and Europe.
