Japanese Housewife Overseas

Adapting to Change of Culture and Status

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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Based on research over a six-year period into three age groups of women, this important new study offers in depth analysis for the first time of the experience of expatriate Japanese wives living temporarily in the United Kingdom. It focuses on the roles of the ‘housewife’ in the context of the changing status of women in contemporary Japan.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2007-11-08
Mått138 x 216 x 19 mm
Vikt400 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBrill
Antal sidor162
FörlagBrill
ISBN9781905246434

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Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Salarymen, their wives and overseas transfer; 3 Overseas transfer to the UK; 4 What overseas transfer means to wives; 5 Japanese housewives' roles in the UK: Caring for the family and maintaining links with Japan; 6 Japanese housewives' roles in the UK: Care of young children and education; 7 Life outside the confines of 'housewife': Enriching aspects of overseas transfer; 8 Effect of overseas transfer on wives; 9 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index