Life in a Japanese Women's College

Learning to be Ladylike

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
Cover of the book Life in a Japanese Women's College by Brian J. McVeigh, Taylor and Francis
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Author: Brian J. McVeigh ISBN: 9781136183195
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: September 13, 2013
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Brian J. McVeigh
ISBN: 9781136183195
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: September 13, 2013
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

One third of the Japanese female workforce are 'office ladies' and their training takes place in the many women's junior colleges. Office ladies are low-wage, low-status secretaries who have little or no job security.
Brian J. McVeigh draws on his experience as a teacher at one such institution to explore the cultural and social processes used to promote 'femininity' in Japanese women. His detailed and ethnographically-informed study considers how the students of these institutions are socialized to fit their future dual roles of employees and mothers, and illuminates the sociopolitical role that the colleges play in Japanese society as a whole.

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One third of the Japanese female workforce are 'office ladies' and their training takes place in the many women's junior colleges. Office ladies are low-wage, low-status secretaries who have little or no job security.
Brian J. McVeigh draws on his experience as a teacher at one such institution to explore the cultural and social processes used to promote 'femininity' in Japanese women. His detailed and ethnographically-informed study considers how the students of these institutions are socialized to fit their future dual roles of employees and mothers, and illuminates the sociopolitical role that the colleges play in Japanese society as a whole.

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