The Japanese housewife overseas : adapting to change of culture and status / Ruth Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Ruth.

Series:

Brill eBook titles 2010

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Housewives--Great Britain.

Housewives.

Japanese--Great Britain.

Japanese.

Housewives--Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Folkestone, Kent, U.K. : Global Oriental, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / R. Martin

1. Introduction / R. Martin

2. Salarymen, Their Wives And Overseas Transfer / R. Martin

3. Overseas Transfer To The UK / R. Martin

4. What Overseas Transfer Means To Wives / R. Martin

5. Japanese Housewives’ Roles In The UK: Caring For The Family And Maintaining Links With Japan / R. Martin

6. Japanese Housewives’ Roles In The UK: Care Of Young Children And Education / R. Martin

7. Life Outside The Confines Of ‘Housewife’: Enriching Aspects Of Overseas Transfer / R. Martin

8. Effect Of Overseas Transfer On Wives / R. Martin

9. Conclusion / R. Martin

Bibliography / R. Martin

Index / R. Martin.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-90651-4

9786611906511

90-04-21333-3

OCLC:

753480440

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9781905246434.i-174 DOI