Tough choices : bearing an illegitimate child in contemporary Japan / / Ekaterina Hertog.

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Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
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Physical Description:x, 228 p. :; ill.
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Table of Contents:
  • "Naturally I believed I would get married" : making the choice
  • Navigating work and welfare
  • Legal discrimination against unwed mothers
  • Are unwed mothers "immoral" or "impressive"? : the role of social stigma and shame in upholding family norms
  • "The worst child abuse is the absence of a parent" : the role of guilt.