UID:
edocfu_9959239778002883
Format:
1 online resource (258 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-75715-8
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9786610115648
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1-134-75716-6
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1-280-11564-5
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0-203-97532-4
Uniform Title:
Pays en mal d'enfants.
Content:
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 maternal malaise in Japan including:* the 'Ten Commandments of the Good Mother'* the changing role of the father* education and careers* nostalgia from older generations
Note:
"Originally published in French as Un pays en mal d'enfants by Editions La Decouverte"--T.p. verso.
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Introduction; 1 Young mothers in a dilemma; 2 Why have children?; 3 Fathers; 4 The ten commandments of the good mother; 5 The nostalgia for yesterday's mothers; 6 Demographic malaise; 7 The new order; 8 The achievement of working mothers; By way of a conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-14647-X
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-14646-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203975329
