Housewives of Japan
An Ethnography of Real Lives and Consumerized Domesticity
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Sociology
| Author: | O. Goldstein-Gidoni | ISBN: | 9781137079626 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | June 4, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | O. Goldstein-Gidoni |
| ISBN: | 9781137079626 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | June 4, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Drawing on a unique ethnographic inquiry, Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni explores the complexities of the relationship between socially and culturally constructed roles bestowed on Japanese women by a variety of state agents, including the market and the media, and the 'real' lives of these women.
Drawing on a unique ethnographic inquiry, Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni explores the complexities of the relationship between socially and culturally constructed roles bestowed on Japanese women by a variety of state agents, including the market and the media, and the 'real' lives of these women.
