Gambling with virtue : Japanese women and the search for self in a changing nation /

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Annotation Gambling with Virtue rings with the voices of women speaking openly about their struggle to be both modern and Japanese in the late twentieth century. It brings to the fore the complexity of women's everyday lives as they navigate through home, work, and community. Meanwhile, women f...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rosenberger, Nancy Ross
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2001.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Börngen, ...
Chōsen Kōgei Kenkyūkai
Women > Japan.
Self-perception in women > Japan.
Femmes > Japon.
Perception de soi chez la femme > Japon.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Lifespan Development.
PSYCHOLOGY > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Self-perception in women.
Women.
Selbstverwirklichung
Frau
Vrouwen.
Zelfbeeld.
Sociale verandering.
Japan.
Japan
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Glimpses into the '70s: Reworking Traditions
  • Institutional Selves: Women Teachers
  • Virtuous Selves: Housewives
  • Glimpses into the '80s: Individuality and Diversity
  • Backstage Selves: Housewives
  • Fulfilled Selves? Working Women
  • Glimpses into the '90s: Independent Selves Supporting Family
  • Centrifugal Selves: Housewives
  • Compassionate Selves: Women and Elder Care
  • Selves Centered on Self: Young Single Women
  • No Self, True Self, or Multiple Selves?

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