Intimacy and Reproduction in Contemporary Japan

By Genaro Castro-Vázquez

Book Overview

Castro-Vazquez adopts a new approach in studying the decreasing fertility rates contributing to ageing population in modern Japan. Based on the accounts of 57 married Japanese women, he employs symbolic interactionism as a framework to examine the various factors affecting decision-making on childbirth. With strong contextual information as the foundation, he offers fresh insight as to how Japanese women today perceive the idea of childbirth in a modernized society which will assist the readers in understanding the factors causing Japan's ageing population.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815361491
• ISBN13: 9780815361497
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"