Research Catalog

Title

Patriarchy in East Asia : a comparative sociology of gender / by Sechiyama Kaku ; translated by James Smith.

Author

Sechiyama, Kaku, 1963-

Publication

Leiden : BRILL, 2013.

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Details

Description

xvi, 329 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.

Summary

"The role and significance of patriarchy in East Asia varies greatly according to the interplay between deeply entrenched cultural norms, economic change, and government policy. The aim of this book, therefore, is to offer an historical perspective on these issues combined with an analysis of the transitions and outcomes that have occurred in the status of women over the course of modernization and industrialization in five East Asian societies - Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, and China. The narrative is interwoven with a discussion of contemporary issues such as the persistence of tradition and gender discrimination, how gender roles undermine the development of healthier marriage and family relationships (and better relations among the generations), the lack of full equality for women in employment, falling birth rates, and rising divorce rates. Patriarchy in East Asia is the first study of its kind undertaken by a sociologist who is fluent in all of the local languages, thereby providing a rare level of access in terms of research of primary sources."--Publisher's website.

Series Statement

The intimate and the public in Asian and global perspectives

Uniform Title

• Higashi Ajia no kafuchōsei. English
• Intimate and the public in Asian and global perspectives.

Alternative Title

Higashi Ajia no kafuchōsei.

Subject

• Patriarchy > East Asia
• Families > East Asia
• Social discrimination > East Asia
• Married women > East Asia
• Families
• Married women
• Patriarchy
• Könsmaktsordning > Östasien
• Familjer > Östasien
• East Asia

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-324) and index.

Contents

Introduction: Toward a comparative sociology of gender -- What is patriarchy? -- The emergence of the housewife and transformations -- The Japanese housewife and patriarchy -- Contemporary patriarchy and the housewife in Japan -- South Korean patriarchy -- Taiwanese patriarchy -- Patriarchy in North Korea -- Patriarchy in China -- Recent social and political changes in East Asia -- Conclusions.

ISBN

• 9789004230606
• 9004230602
• 9789004247772
• 9004247777
• 9789004281981
• 9004281983

LCCN

• 2012047441
• 40022189394

OCLC

• ocn825049118
• 825049118
• SCSB-1683911

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library