Transformation of the intimate and the public in Asian modernity / edited by Ochiai Emiko, Hosoya Leo Aoi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ochiai, Emiko, 1958- editor.

Hosoya, Leo Aoi, editor.

Series:

Intimate and the public in Asian and global perspectives ; Volume 5.

Intimate and the Public in Asian and Global Perspectives, 2213-0608 ; Volume 5

Standardized Title:

Shinmitsuken to kokyoken no saihensei. English.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change--Asia.

Social change.

Intimacy (Psychology)--Social aspects--Asia.

Intimacy (Psychology).

Public spaces--Social aspects--Asia.

Public spaces.

Asia--Social life and customs--21st century.

Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (330 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume, the first major study in its field, offers an invaluable stepping-stone to a more informed understanding of the fundamental social changes taking place in Asia – defined as ‘a reconstruction of the intimate and public spheres’. Such changes are being observed worldwide, but previous studies relating to this phenomenon are largely based on Western experiences dating back to the 1970's. Developments in Asia, however, are manifesting both similarities and differences between the two regions. The book’s strongest appeal, therefore, lies in its theoretical orientation, seeking to define frameworks that are most relevant to the Asian reality. These frameworks include compressed and semi-compressed modernity, familialism, familialization policy, unsustainable society, the second demographic dividend, care diamonds, and the transnational public sphere. Such concepts are seen as essential in any discussion concerning the intimate and public spheres of contemporary Asia. Accordingly, Transformation of the Intimate and the Public in Asian Modernity can be seen as a valuable text as well as a work of reference and will be welcomed by social scientists and cultural anthropologists alike. The book comprises an in-depth introduction and ten chapters contributed by scholars from Japan, Korea, Thailand and Canada covering topics ranging from low fertility, changing life course, increasing non-regular employment, care provision, migrant workers, social policies, and family law, to the activities of transnational NGO's, with a special focus on distinctive features of Asian experiences.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Ochiai Emiko and Hosoya Leo Aoi

Introduction: Reconstruction of Intimate and Public Spheres in Asian Modernity / OCHIAI Emiko

Individualization without Individualism: Compressed Modernity and Obfuscated Family Crisis in East Asia / CHANG Kyung-Sup

Unsustainable Societies: Low Fertility and Familialism in East Asia’s Compressed and Semi-compressed Modernities / OCHIAI Emiko

Demographic Dividend and the Future of Asia / Patcharawalai WONGBOONSIN and Kua WONGBOONSIN

Shrinking of the Japanese Uniqueness: A Quantitative Analysis of Life Course Changes / IWAI Hachiro

Factors in the Wage Differential between Standard and Nonstandard Employment: A comparison of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan / TAROHMARU Hiroshi

Care Diamonds and Welfare Regimes in East and Southeast Asian Societies / OCHIAI Emiko

Incorporating Foreign Domestic Workers as Providers of Family Care: Case Studies of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore / ASATO Wako

Social Investment Policy in South Korea / Ito PENG

A Comparative Perspective on Japanese Family Law / MIZUNO Noriko

The Development of Civil Society in East Asia: Focusing on the Environment, Human Rights and Migrant Labor / IGARASHI Seiichi

Index / Ochiai Emiko and Hosoya Leo Aoi.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-26435-3

OCLC:

894299820