254 Pages
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Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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Disillusioned by long hours at home alone and by demands from the older generation, Japanese women are marrying later, resulting in a sharp decline in the Japanese birth rate. Muriel Jolivet considers the reasons why Japanese women are finding it increasingly difficult to accept the terms and conditions of motherhood. Japan: The Childless Society explores the major factors contributing to... Read more
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;
Biography
Muriel Jolivet is Professor of French Studies and Sociology, Sophia University, Tokyo.
