Weaving Women's Spheres in Vietnam examines the changing status of womanhood in 'traditional', transitional and contemporary Vietnam from anthropological, historical, and sociological perspectives, fo
Labor Markets, Gender and Social Stratification in East Asia addresses the dynamics of inequality and gender in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and China following the Asian economic crisis of the 1990s. The fi
"Patriarchy in East Asia" varies greatly according to the interplay between cultural norms, economic change, and government policies. This book provides an historical study and theoretical analysis of
When this work was published 20 years ago in Japanese, Shizuko (human and environmental studies, Kyoto U., Japan) acknowledged in her preface that the term ryosai kenbo ("good wife, wise mother") was
This book comprises contributions from a distinguished group of international researchers who examine the historical development of new women" and good wife, wise mother, women s roles in socialist an
Images of Familial Intimacy in Eastern and Western Art, explores art works depicting children, couples, families and the home through an examination of the value systems of the works' region and time
This book’s strongest appeal lies in its theoretical orientation, seeking to define frameworks that are most relevant to the Asian reality. These frameworks include compressed and semi-compressed mode
This volume reveals new dimensions of modernisation, by discussing the current social transformation of six Central and Eastern European countries as well as two East Asian societies seen through fami
This book offers a better understanding of changes and continutity in intergenerational care relations and transactions within and beyond the family network across Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam with
