Marriage, Work, and Family Life in Comparative Perspective : Japan, South Korea, and the United States / Noriko O. Tsuya, Larry L. Bumpass.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bumpass, Larry L., editor.

Tsuya, Noriko O., editor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, [2003]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

When we compare Eastern and Western societies, we find similar economic and social forces at work. But the impact of these on family life reflects differences in cultural history and social context. This volume examines family change in Korea, Japan, and the United States, allowing us to contrast the collective emphasis of a Confucian social heritage with the individualism of the West. An impressive group of demographers and family sociologists considers such questions as: How do family patterns vary within countries and across societies? How essential are marriage and parenthood? How do levels of contact between middle-aged adults and their parents who live elsewhere differ in East Asian countries and the U.S.? How does female employment vary based on family factors and do these factors affect employment across societies?Policy makers and demographic and family researchers both in the U.S. and Asia will find this book a vital resource for understanding the dynamics of family life in contrasting modern societies. Contributors: Larry L. Bumpass, Yong-Chan Byun, Minja Kim Choe, Karen Oppenheim Mason, Ronald R. Rindfluss, Noriko O. Tsuya.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface

Chapter One. Introduction / Tsuya, Noriko O. / Bumpass, Larry L.

Chapter Two. Attitudes Relating to Marriage and Family Life / Bumpass, Larry L. / Choe, Minja Kim

Chapter Three. Views of Marriage among Never-Married Young Adults / Tsuya, Noriko O. / Mason, Karen Oppenheim / Bumpass, Larry L.

Chapter Four. Intergenerational Relations / Rindfuss, Ronald R. / Choe, Minja Kim / Bumpass, Larry L. / Byun, Yong-Chan

Chapter Five. Investments in Children's Education, Desired Fertility, and Women's Employment / Tsuya, Noriko O. / Choe, Minja Kim

Chapter Six. Employment

Chapter Seven. Gender and Housework / Tsuya, Noriko O.

Chapter Eight. The Family in Comparative Perspective / Rindfuss, Ronald R.

Notes

References

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

ISBN:

0-8248-4450-5

OCLC:

1013947954