Young women in Japan
Subtitle: transitions to adulthood
By: Kaori H. Okano.
Series: Women in Asia series
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780415469418; 9780203882375
Subjects: Young women -- Japan; Young women -- Japan -- Longitudinal studies; Adulthood -- Japan
Genres: Longitudinal studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Transitions to adulthood; title: A longitudinal ethnography; title: Portraits of selected women; title: Initial entry into the wider adult world; title: Paid employment : from permanent to non-standard jobs; title: Forming relationships; title: Marriage and divorce in their 20s; title: Decisions and their consequences in paths to adulthood : seeking "comfort" (igokochi); title: Conclusions.