Asia's New Mothers : Crafting gender roles and childcare networks in East and Southeast Asian societies.

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Through a focus on childcare, this offers a comparative regional analysis unique in English-language sources of changing gender roles in Asia. Taking into consideration the historical and cultural differences and similarities among the societies in the region, the authors employ indepth researches o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ochiai, Emiko, 1958- (Editor ), Molony, Barbara (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : BRILL, 2008.
Temas:
Mothers > East Asia.
Mothers > Southeast Asia.
Sex role > East Asia.
Sex role > Southeast Asia.
Child care > East Asia.
Child care > Southeast Asia.
Mères > Asie du Sud-Est.
Rôle selon le sexe > Asie du Sud-Est.
Child care
Mothers
Sex role
East Asia
Southeast Asia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; List of Plates; 1. Researching Gender and Childcare in Contemporary Asia; 2. Gender Roles and Childcare Networks in East and Southeast Asian Societies; 3. A Comparative Study of Childcare and Motherhood in South Korea and Japan; 4. Korean Women's Life Courses and Self Perceptions: Isomorphism of "Family Centeredness"; 5. Housewifization and Changes in Women's Life Course in Bangkok; 6. Modern Population Trends, M-Curve Labor-Force Participation and the Family; 7. Foreign Domestic Workers in Singapore.

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