Intimate Japan : Ethnographies of Closeness and Conflict

Intimate Japan Ethnographies of Closeness and Conflict

How do couples build intimacy in an era that valorizes independence and self-responsibility? How can a man be a good husband when full-time jobs are scarce? How can unmarried women find fulfillment and recognition outside of normative relationships? How can a person express their sexuality when ther...

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Main Author: Kuwajima, Kaoru;Goldfarb, Kathryn E.;Cook, Emma E.;Dales, Laura;Dale, S. P. F.;Yamamoto, Beverley Anne;Kawahara, Yukari (-)
Other Authors: Alexy, Allison, editor (editor), Alexy, Allison, Cook, Emma E., Cook, Emma E., editor, Dale, S. P. F., Dales, Laura, Goldfarb, Kathryn E., Kawahara, Yukari, Kuwajima, Kaoru, Miles, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Frances), Sandberg, Shana Fruehan, Tahhan, Diana Adis, Yamamoto, Beverley, Yamaura, Chigusa, 1977-
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press 2019
[2018]
Subjects:
Intimacy (Psychology) > Social aspects > Japan.
Social change > Japan.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
Japan > Social life and customs > 1945-
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009810785506719
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • CHAPTER 1. Introduction. The Stakes of Intimacy in Contemporary Japan / Alexy, Allison
  • CHAPTER 2. Students Outside the Classroom / Kawahara, Yukari
  • CHAPTER 3. Resisting Intervention, (En)trusting My Partner / Sandberg, Shana Fruehan
  • CHAPTER 4. Romantic and Sexual Intimacy before and beyond Marriage / Dales, Laura / Yamamoto, Beverley Anne
  • CHAPTER 5. What Can Be Said? / Alexy, Allison
  • CHAPTER 6. My Husband Is a Good Man When He Doesn't Hit Me / Kuwajima, Kaoru
  • CHAPTER 7. Power, Intimacy, and Irregular Employment in Japan / Cook, Emma E.
  • CHAPTER 8. Manhood and the Burdens of Intimacy / Miles, Elizabeth
  • CHAPTER 9. Gender Identity, Desire, and Intimacy / Dale, S. P. F.
  • CHAPTER 10. Beyond Blood Ties / Goldfarb, Kathryn E.
  • CHAPTER 11. Making Ordinary, If Not Ideal, Intimate Relationships / Yamaura, Chigusa
  • CHAPTER 12. Connections, Conflicts, and Experiences of Intimacy in Japanese-Australian Families / Tahhan, Diana Adis
  • CHAPTER 13. Reflections on Fieldwork / Alexy, Allison / Cook, Emma E.
  • Contributors
  • Index

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