UID:
almahu_9949701251802882
Format:
1 online resource (xvi, 329 pages)
ISBN:
9789004247772
Series Statement:
The intimate and the public in Asian and global perspectives
Uniform Title:
Higashi Ajia no kafuchōsei.
Content:
The role and significance of patriarchy in East Asia varies greatly according to the interplay between deeply entrenched cultural norms, economic change, and government policy. The aim of this book, therefore, is to offer an historical perspective on these issues combined with an analysis of the transitions and outcomes that have occurred in the status of women over the course of modernization and industrialization in five East Asian societies - Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, and China. The narrative is interwoven with a discussion of contemporary issues such as the persistence of tradition and gender discrimination, how gender roles undermine the development of healthier marriage and family relationships (and better relations among the generations), the lack of full equality for women in employment, falling birth rates, and rising divorce rates. Patriarchy in East Asia is the first study of its kind undertaken by a sociologist who is fluent in all of the local languages, thereby providing a rare level of access in terms of research of primary sources.
Note:
Preliminary Material /
,
Introduction: Toward a Comparative Sociology of Gender /
,
What is Patriarchy? /
,
The Emergence of the Housewife and Transformations in Her Position /
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The Japanese Housewife and Patriarchy /
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Contemporary Patriarchy and the Housewife in Japan /
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South Korean Patriarchy /
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Taiwanese Patriarchy /
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Patriarchy in North Korea /
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Patriarchy in China /
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Recent Social and Political Changes in East Asia /
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Conclusions /
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Afterword: A Man Concerned About Gender Equality? /
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Bibliography /
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Index /
Additional Edition:
Print version: Sechiyama, Kaku, 1963- Patriarchy in East Asia. Leiden : BRILL, [2013] ISBN 9789004230606
Language:
English
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