Transforming Japan : How Feminism and Diversity are Making a Difference
Kumiko. Fujimura-Fanselow
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New York : : The Feminist Press at CUNY, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (664 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Title Page; Dedication; Preface; Introduction; I - CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES; 1 - The Struggle for Legal Rights and Reforms: A Historical View; Women's Place; The Struggle for Political Rights; Family Life-Women's Issues; The Difficulties of War; Postwar Reforms; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; 2 - Women in Japanese Buddhism; Women in Early Buddhism and Mahayana Buddhism; Acceptance of Buddhism and Rejection of Female Priests by a United Japan; Concept of Female Impurity; Concept of Woman as the "Sinful" and "Unsalvable"; Concept of Metamorphosis. - 6 - The Advancement of Women in Science and TechnologyThe Historical Gap between Women and Science; A Statistical Portrait; What Are the Problems?; Efforts to Effect Change; Changing the Workplace for Women Scientists; Works Cited; III - MARRIAGE AND FAMILIES; 7 - The Changing Patterns of Marriage and Motherhood; Comparative Perspectives; The Family and the Nation-State; Perspectives on Marriage; Personal Stories; Notes; Works Cited; 8 - Single Mothers; Single Mothers Today; Problems Faced by Single Mothers-Income and Employment; Recent Changes in Policies; Social Prejudice; Notes. - Exclusion of Women from Buddhist TemplesCriticism of Women's Exclusion; The Ie Structure of Religious Organizations; Sexism in the "New Religions"; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; 3 - Who's Afraid of Kiku Amino? Gender Conflict and the Literary Canon; Japanese Women's Literature Defined by the Patriarchal Institution; A Profile of Kiku Amino; Representations of Women in Writings by Amino's Contemporaries; Representation of Women in the Writings of Kiku Amino; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; 4 - Unions and Disunions: Three Early Twentieth-Century Female Couples. - Raicho Hiratsuka and Kokichi OtakeYoshiko Yuasa and Yuriko Miyamoto; Nobuko Yoshiya and Chiyo Monma: Partners for Life; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; II - EDUCATION; 5 - Educational Challenges Past and Present; Women's Education prior to the Meiji Period; The Development of Education from the Meiji Period; The Ideology of Japanese Education prior to World War II; The Dawn of Women's Education; Democratic Influences on Women's Education in the Taisho Period; World War II and Its Impact on Female Education; Educational Reforms following World War II; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited. - The 1980s: Expansion of the Network. - Works Cited9 - The Formation and Growth of the Men's Movement; Working with the Women's Movement; Era of the "Male Problem"; Men in a State of Confusion; Economic Growth and Male "Overwork"; The Lib Movement; Development of the Men's Lib Movement; Works Cited; 10 - My Life as a Househusband; Working for Change; Works Cited; IV - CHANGING SEXUALITIES; 11 - Defining Lesbian Partnerships; Interviews; Defining Lesbian Partnership; Living Life as a Couple; The Characterizations of Lesbian Relationships: Interpretation and Implications; Notes; Works Cited; 12 - Increasing Lesbian Visibility. - When the feminist movement arrived in Japan in the 1990s, no one could have imagined the transformational impact on every aspect of life there. Lesbians and bisexuals are coming out of the closet, ever-present minorities are visibly activist, single mothers are a growing population, and women are becoming political leaders. Here is the most comprehensive collection by Japanese scholars and activists on these enormous changes in contemporary Japan. Born in Japan, Kumiko Fujimura-Fanselow spent her formative years in the United States during the civil rights movement. She is
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| ISBN | 1558616993. - 9781558616998
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