Housewives of Japan: An Ethnography of Real Lives and Consumerized Domesticity

Goldstein-Gidoni, O.

Drawing on a unique ethnographic inquiry, Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni explores the complexities of the relationship between socially and culturally constructed roles bestowed on Japanese women by a variety of state agents, including the market and the media, and the 'real' lives of these women.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-05-17

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230340312

DOI: 10.1057/9781137079626

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 273