Japan: The Childless Society?: The Crisis of Motherhood
Japan: The Childless Society?: The Crisis of Motherhood by Muriel Jolivet
English | Jan. 29, 1997 | ISBN: 0415146461, 041514647X | 258 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | Jan. 29, 1997 | ISBN: 0415146461, 041514647X | 258 Pages | PDF | 2 MB
Disillusioned by long hours at home alone and by demands from the older generation, Japanese women are marrying later, resulting in a sharp decline in the Japanese birth rate. Muriel Jolivet considers the reasons why Japanese women are finding it increasingly difficult to accept the terms and conditions of motherhood.
Drawing on extensive interviews with Japanese women and translated into English for the first time, this innovative study examines the implications behind the declining birth rate and looks towards the future of a country that is in danger of becoming a 'childless society'.