Intimacy and Reproduction in Contemporary Japan

by Genaro Castro-Vázquez

This book presents an ethnographic investigation of intimate and reproductive behaviour in current Japanese society, grounded in the viewpoints of a group of Japanese mothers. It adopts a new approach in studying the decreasing fertility rates which are contributing to the ageing population in modern Japan. Based on the accounts of 57 married Japanese women, it employs symbolic interactionism as a framework to examine the various factors affecting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138640441
• ISBN13: 9781138640443
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"