Lovesick Japan : Sex * Marriage * Romance * Law /

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This book explores an official vision of love, sex, and marriage in contemporary Japan. A comprehensive body of evidence-2,700 court opinions-describes a society characterized by a presupposed absence of physical and emotional intimacy, affection, and personal connections. In compelling, poignant, a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: West, Mark D., 1968-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sex customs.
Marriage.
Manners and customs.
Love.
Divorce.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Divorce > Japon.
Mariage > Japon.
Amour > Japon.
Vie sexuelle > Japon.
Divorce > Japan.
Marriage > Japan.
Love > Japan.
Sex customs > Japan.
Japon.
Japan.
Japon > Moeurs et coutumes.
Japan > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book explores an official vision of love, sex, and marriage in contemporary Japan. A comprehensive body of evidence-2,700 court opinions-describes a society characterized by a presupposed absence of physical and emotional intimacy, affection, and personal connections. In compelling, poignant, and sometimes horrifying court cases, West finds that Japanese judges frequently opine on whether a person is in love, what other emotions a person is feeling, and whether those emotions are appropriate for the situation.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780801461026

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