Imagined Families, Lived Families

Imagined Families, Lived FamiliesAn interdisciplinary look at the dramatic changes in the contemporary Japanese family, including both empirical data and analyses of popular culture. The Japanese family is at a crossroads of demographic change and altered cultural values. While the population of children has been shrinking and that of elders rising, attitudes about rights and responsibilities within the family have changed significantly. The realities of life in postmodern society

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