03773nam a2200481 4500 45805 BD-DhAAL 20260519121424.0 260519t2015 enka b 001 0 eng 2014006353 9780415717656 9781315871196 (e-book) 18144715 DLC eng DLC rda DLC BD-DhAAL pcc a-ja--- HQ682 .C66 2015 306.850952 23 HIS021000 SOC008000 SOC026010 bisacsh Configurations of family in contemporary Japan / edited by Tomoko Aoyama, Laura Dales and Romit Dasgupta. London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. xvi,179 pages ; 24 cm The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series Includes bibliographical references (pages158 -173) and index. "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"-- AAL Donated by Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, Read Japan Project 2025, The Tokyo Foundation, supported by The Nippon Foundation. 45805 Families Japan. 60548 Family demography Japan. 60875 Households Japan. 60876 Social change Japan. 60544 HISTORY / Asia / Japan. 60877 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General. 60878 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family. 60879 Japan Social conditions 21st century. 60851 Aoyama, Tomoko. 60880 Dales, Laura. 60881 Dasgupta, Romit. 60882 The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series 60883 Ayesha Abed Library General Stacks ddc BK 47988 47988 0 0 ddc 0 306_850952000000000_CON 0 79235 BRACUL BRACUL 2026-05-19 Donated by Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, Read Japan Project 2025, The Tokyo Foundation, supported by The Nippon Foundation. 0 306.850952 CON 3010045805 2026-05-19 1 2026-05-19 BK Donated copy received from Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh, Read Japan Project 2025, The Tokyo Foundation, supported by The Nippon Foundation on 08 April 2026; $219.27