Japanese Woman
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Sociology
| Author: | Sumiko Iwao | ISBN: | 9781439106136 |
| Publisher: | Free Press | Publication: | October 1, 1998 |
| Imprint: | Free Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sumiko Iwao |
| ISBN: | 9781439106136 |
| Publisher: | Free Press |
| Publication: | October 1, 1998 |
| Imprint: | Free Press |
| Language: | English |
Westerners and Japanese men have a vivid mental image of Japanese women as dependent, deferential, and devoted to their families--anything but ambitious. In fact, the author shows, Japanese women hold equal and sometimes even more powerful positions than men in many spheres.
Westerners and Japanese men have a vivid mental image of Japanese women as dependent, deferential, and devoted to their families--anything but ambitious. In fact, the author shows, Japanese women hold equal and sometimes even more powerful positions than men in many spheres.
