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Castro-Vázquez, Genaro

 
9780815361497: Intimacy and Reproduction in Contemporary Japan (Routledge Research on Gender in Asia Series)
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ISBN 10: 0815361491 ISBN 13: 9780815361497
Editorial: Routledge, 2017

Sinopsis

This book presents an ethnographic investigation of intimate and reproductive behaviour in current Japanese society, grounded in the viewpoints of a group of Japanese mothers. It adopts a new approach in studying the decreasing fertility rates which are contributing to the ageing population in modern Japan. Based on the accounts of 57 married Japanese women, it employs symbolic interactionism as a framework to examine the various factors affecting decision-making on childbirth. The influence of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs), abortion and contraception in the daily interactions and experiences of the mothers are analysed to offer a new perspective on the Japanese demographic conundrum. With strong contextual information as the foundation, the book contributes fresh insight into how Japanese women perceive the idea of childbirth in a modernized society, and also assists our understanding of the factors causing Japan’s ageing population. Further, it places the mothers’ experiences within current global debates to highlight the salience of the Japanese case.

As the first book to provide an in-depth examination of the social process underpinning the decision to become a mother in Japan, it will appeal to students and scholars of Japanese culture and society, Gender Studies, and Sociology.

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Genaro Castro-Vázquez is Assistant Professor in the Division of Sociology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
2017
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0815361491
ISBN 13 
9780815361497
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
224
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