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• catalog abstract "Japan is a country in which gender roles have appeared to be clearly circumscribed and stable. Both Westerners and many Japanese men have a vivid mental image of Japanese women as dependent, deferential, devoted to their families, and anything but ambitious. In this surprising new look at women in Japan, Sumiko Iwao shows that they are anything but the submissive female typically portrayed; rather, they hold positions equal to and sometimes more powerful than those of men in many spheres. Focusing particularly on the first post-World War II generation, the author explores the psychology and current circumstances of Japanese women. She examines their dominance in the family, revealing their intense involvement in their children's development - an involvement which, she argues, accounts for Japanese children's noted excellence in school. The author also explains the nature of the Japanese woman's control over her husband and, in the process, gives a fascinating account of the differences in male/female relationships in Japan and the United States. American women, Iwao maintains, have much to learn from Japanese women on this count. Iwao also explains how the shortage of Japanese workers is drawing more women into the job force, and she charts the changes we can expect in the workplace and in family life as a result of this shortage. Finally, she shows how as the Japanese population continues to decrease, women will gain ever greater control both in and out of the home. Fascinating profiles of contemporary Japanese, women illustrate the changes currently taking place in work and family structures in Japan. These changes will undoubtedly have a major impact on the Japanese economy. The Japanese Woman shows how the fate of the United States' most energetic competitor may well be found in the changes taking place among Japanese women today.".
• catalog contributor b3691201.
• catalog coverage "Japan Social conditions 1945-".
• catalog created "c1993.".
• catalog date "1993".
• catalog date "c1993.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-294) and index.".
• catalog description "Japan is a country in which gender roles have appeared to be clearly circumscribed and stable. Both Westerners and many Japanese men have a vivid mental image of Japanese women as dependent, deferential, devoted to their families, and anything but ambitious. In this surprising new look at women in Japan, Sumiko Iwao shows that they are anything but the submissive female typically portrayed; rather, they hold positions equal to and sometimes more powerful than those of men in many spheres. Focusing particularly on the first post-World War II generation, the author explores the psychology and current circumstances of Japanese women. She examines their dominance in the family, revealing their intense involvement in their children's development - an involvement which, she argues, accounts for Japanese children's noted excellence in school. The author also explains the nature of the Japanese woman's control over her husband and, in the process, gives a fascinating account of the differences in male/female relationships in Japan and the United States. American women, Iwao maintains, have much to learn from Japanese women on this count. Iwao also explains how the shortage of Japanese workers is drawing more women into the job force, and she charts the changes we can expect in the workplace and in family life as a result of this shortage. Finally, she shows how as the Japanese population continues to decrease, women will gain ever greater control both in and out of the home. Fascinating profiles of contemporary Japanese, women illustrate the changes currently taking place in work and family structures in Japan. These changes will undoubtedly have a major impact on the Japanese economy. The Japanese Woman shows how the fate of the United States' most energetic competitor may well be found in the changes taking place among Japanese women today.".
• catalog description "Myths and realities -- The story of Akiko -- Marriage and the family -- Communication and crisis -- Motherhood and the home -- Work as option -- Work as profession -- Politics and no power -- Fulfillment through activism -- Directions of change.".
• catalog extent "xii, 304 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Japanese woman.".
• catalog identifier "0029323150 :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Japanese woman.".
• catalog issued "1993".
• catalog issued "c1993.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International,".
• catalog relation "Japanese woman.".
• catalog spatial "Japan Social conditions 1945-".
• catalog spatial "Japan".
• catalog spatial "Japan.".
• catalog subject "305.4/2/0952 20".
• catalog subject "HQ1762 .I925 1993".
• catalog subject "Sex role Japan.".
• catalog subject "Women Japan Social conditions.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Myths and realities -- The story of Akiko -- Marriage and the family -- Communication and crisis -- Motherhood and the home -- Work as option -- Work as profession -- Politics and no power -- Fulfillment through activism -- Directions of change.".
• catalog title "The Japanese woman : traditional image and changing reality / Sumiko Iwao.".
• catalog type "text".