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 Asia's New Mothers: Crafting gender roles and childcare networks in East and Southeast Asian societies

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xvi)   (97K)
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    • Table Of Contents
    • Preface
    • List Of Contributors
    • List Of Plates
  • Researching Gender And Childcare In Contemporary Asia (1-30) by Emiko Ochiai   (510K)
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    • Controversies Over Gender Role Changes In Contemporary Asia
    • Housewifization And De-Housewifization Of Women
    • The Japanese Case: An Outlier?
    • The Axes Of Understanding Asian Diversity
    • Compressed Modernity And Globalization
    • Life Course And Social Network
    • Carework And Care Networks
    • Demographic Effects On The Structure Of Social Networks
    • Research Methods
    • Socio-Economic Conditions In The Six Societies
    • Demographic Conditions
    • Gender And Life Course
    • Family, Household, And Relatives
    • Structure Of The Book
    • Notes
  • Gender Roles And Childcare Networks In East And Southeast Asian Societies (31-70) by Emiko Ochiai, Yamane Mari, Miyasaka Yasuko, Zhou Weihong, Onode Setsuko, Kiwaki Nachiko, Fujita Michiyo and Hong Sang Ook   (434K)
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    • Introduction
    • Female Life Course And Childcare Networks In The Six Societies
    • Childcare Networks In Comparative Perspective
    • Regional Patterns Of Childcare Networks And Women’s Life Course
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • A Comparative Study Of Childcare And Motherhood In South Korea And Japan (71-87) by Yamane Mari and Hong Sang Ook   (186K)
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    • Introduction
    • Data
    • Historical Changes In Households, Fertility, And Female Labor-Force Participation
    • Women’s Life Course And The Structure Of Gendered Norms
    • Gender Norms
    • Childcare Networks
    • Conclusion
    • Notes
  • Korean Women’s Life Courses And Self Perceptions: Isomorphism Of “Family Centeredness” (88-109) by Park Keong-Suk   (101K)
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    • Introduction
    • Are Korean Women’s Family-Centered Attitudes Diminishing?
    • Data And Methods
    • Patterns And Changes In Women’s Life Course
    • The Meanings Of Family And Economic Activities For Contemporary Korean Women: The Continuing Prevalence Of The “M-Type”
    • Work In Socially-Valued Careers And Women’s Support Networks
    • From Obligation To Support Network: New Views Of Intergenerational Relationships
    • The Attraction Of Childrearing And Education
    • Gender Role Attitudes And Shifts In Conjugal Relations
    • From Servants To Rulers Within The Family: Changes In The Meanings Of Family-Centeredness
    • Conclusion
  • Housewifization And Changes In Women’s Life Course In Bangkok (110-128) by Hashimoto (Seki) Hiroko   (253K)
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    • From A Traditional “Working Couple” Society To The Emergence Of The Housewife
    • The Childcare System In The Bangkok Metropolitan Area And Its Khlongsamwa District
    • Overview Of Research Site And Method Of Investigation
    • Housewives With High Educational Attainment In Residential Quarter B
    • Case Studies: Highly Educated Housewives
    • Case Studies: Working Housewives And Childrearing – Issues For Employed Urban Middle-Class Women
    • Family Networks And The Modern Family
    • Notes
  • Modern Population Trends, M-Curve Labor-Force Participation And The Family (129-139) by Kua Wongboonsin Patcharawalai Wongboonsin   (172K)
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    • Introduction
    • Modern Population Trends
    • Impacts On The M-Curve Labor-Force Participation And The Family
    • Needed Policy Regimes
    • Notes
  • Foreign Domestic Workers In Singapore (140-156) by Ueno Kayoko   (85K)
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    • Introduction
    • The Origin Of Foreign Domestic Workers And Development Of FDW Policy
    • Hiring An FDW
    • Becoming An FDW
    • The Plight Of FDWs
    • Two Years’ Working Experience In Singapore: A Portal For What?
    • Notes
  • The Birth Of The Housewife In Contemporary Asia: New Mothers In The Era Of Globalization (157-180) by Emiko Ochiai   (118K)
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    • Emergence Of Housewives
    • Housewives In Asian Societies
    • Globalization And Asian Housewives
    • Notes
  • Afterword (181-188) by Barbara Molony   (59K)
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    • Maternalism And Housewifization
    • Globalization And Mothers
    • Paths To Modernity
    • Changing Childcare Networks
  • Bibliography (189-204)   (93K)
  • Index (205-208)   (39K)
  • Plates (209-232)   (24M)