The Japanese family in transition [ from the professional housewife ideal to the dilemmas of choice

"In 1958, Suzanne and Ezra Vogel embedded themselves in a Tokyo suburban community, interviewing six middle-class families regularly for a year. Their research led to Japan's New Middle Class, a classic work on the sociology of Japan. Now, Suzanne Hall Vogel's compelling sequel traces...

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Main Authors: Vogel, Suzanne Hall , 1931-2012 (Author), Vogel, Steven Kent (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield Publishers , c2013
Series:Asia/Pacific/perspectives
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505 0 |a 1. The postwar ideal -- 2. Mrs. Tanaka : embracing the role -- 3. Mrs. Itou : resisting the role -- 4. Mrs. Suzuki : power and submission -- 5. New strains 
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