Women in the Language and Society of Japan

The late Naoko Takemaru was an associate professor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She was a faculty member for 20 years and taught numerous courses on Japanese culture, business, and language. She is also remembered as someone who had a passion for nature and animals, and especially loved cats. She was beloved by her colleagues and students, and known affectionately to them as “Takemura Sensei.”

• Table of ContentsList of Tables      viiiAcknowledgments      Preface      Introduction      Part I: Representation of Women in Japanese Society1—Status and Roles of Women in Japan      2—Family and Marriage in Japan      3—Women and Education in Japan      4—Women in the Japanese Workplace      5—Feminism in Japan      Part II: Representation of Women in the Japanese Language6—Survey: Voices from Japanese Women      7—Women and the Japanese Language:The Present and the Future      Appendix A: Demographic Information about the SurveyParticipants      Appendix B: Japanese Words and Phrases Listed bySurvey Participants      Bibliography      Index

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