Perfectly Japanese: Making Families in an Era of Upheaval

Perfectly Japanese: Making Families in an Era of Upheaval

Are Japanese families in crisis? In this dynamic and substantive study, Merry Isaacs White looks back at two key moments of "family making" in the past hundred yearsâ€”the Meiji era and postwar periodâ€”to see how models for the Japanese family have been constructed. The models had little to do with families of their eras and even less to do with families today, she finds. She vividly portrays the everyday reality of a range of families: young married couples who experience fleeting togetherness until the first child is born; a family separated by job shifts; a family with a grandmother as babysitter; a marriage without children.
Country USA
Brand University of California Press
Manufacturer University of California Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2002-09-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780520235052

Country	USA
Brand	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2002-09-02
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780520235052

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