03038nam a2200433   450000100060000000300090000600500170001500800410003201000170007302000180009002000270010803500130013504000380014804200080018604300120019405000210020608200190022708400450024624501110029126000680040230000270047049000590049750400670055652015440062352600080216765000210217565000300219665000230222665000260224965000280227565000470230365000520235065100440240270000200244670000180246670000210248483000590250585200400256445805BD-DhAAL20260804102503.0260519t2015    enka     b    001 0 eng    a  2014006353  a9780415717656  a9781315871196 (e-book)  a18144715  aDLCbengcDLCerdadDLCdBD-DhAAL  apcc  aa-ja---00aHQ682b.C66 201500a306.850952223  aHIS021000aSOC008000aSOC0260102bisacsh00aConfigurations of family in contemporary Japan /cedited by Tomoko Aoyama, Laura Dales and Romit Dasgupta.  aLondon ;aNew York :bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group,c2015.  axvi,179 pages ;c24 cm1 aThe Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series  aIncludes bibliographical references (pages158 -173) and index.  a"The middle-class nuclear family model has long dominated discourses on family in Japan. Yet there have always been multiple configurations of family and kinship, which, in the context of significant socio-economic and demographic shifts since the 1990s, have become increasingly visible in public discourse. This book explores the meanings and practices of "family" in Japan, and brings together research by scholars of literature, gender studies, media and cultural studies, sociology and anthropology. While the primary focus is the "Japanese" family, it also examines the experience and practice of family beyond the borders of Japan, in such settings as Brazil, Australia, and Bali. The chapters explore key issues such as ageing, single households, non-heterosexual living arrangements and parenting. Moreover, many of the issues addressed, such as the growing diversity of family, the increase in single-person households, and the implications of an ageing society, are applicable to other mature, late-industrial societies. Employing both multi- and inter-disciplinary approaches, this book combines textual analysis of contemporary television, film, literature, manga, anime and other media with empirical and ethnographic studies of families in Japan and in transnational spaces. As such, it will be of great interest to students and scholars working across a number of fields including Japanese culture and society, sociology of family, gender studies, film and media studies, literature and cultural studies, and gerontology"--8 aAAL 0aFamilieszJapan. 0aFamily demographyzJapan. 0aHouseholdszJapan. 0aSocial changezJapan. 7aHISTORY / Asia / Japan. 7aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General. 7aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family. 0aJapanxSocial conditionsy21st century.1 aAoyama, Tomoko.1 aDales, Laura.1 aDasgupta, Romit. 0aThe Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series1 aAyesha Abed LibrarycGeneral Stacks