Transformation of the intimate and the public in Asian modernity / / edited by Ochiai Emiko, Hosoya Leo Aoi.

• Superior document: Intimate and the Public in Asian and Global Perspectives, Volume 5
• TeilnehmendeR: Ochiai, Emiko, 1958-; Hosoya, Leo Aoi,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Intimate and the public in Asian and global perspectives ; Volume 5.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (330 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This volume, the first major study in its field, offers an invaluable stepping-stone to a more informed understanding of the fundamental social changes taking place in Asia – defined as ‘a reconstruction of the intimate and public spheres’. Such changes are being observed worldwide, but previous studies relating to this phenomenon are largely based on Western experiences dating back to the 1970's. Developments in Asia, however, are manifesting both similarities and differences between the two regions. The book’s strongest appeal, therefore, lies in its theoretical orientation, seeking to define frameworks that are most relevant to the Asian reality. These frameworks include compressed and semi-compressed modernity, familialism, familialization policy, unsustainable society, the second demographic dividend, care diamonds, and the transnational public sphere. Such concepts are seen as essential in any discussion concerning the intimate and public spheres of contemporary Asia. Accordingly, Transformation of the Intimate and the Public in Asian Modernity can be seen as a valuable text as well as a work of reference and will be welcomed by social scientists and cultural anthropologists alike. The book comprises an in-depth introduction and ten chapters contributed by scholars from Japan, Korea, Thailand and Canada covering topics ranging from low fertility, changing life course, increasing non-regular employment, care provision, migrant workers, social policies, and family law, to the activities of transnational NGO's, with a special focus on distinctive features of Asian experiences.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Ochiai Emiko and Hosoya Leo Aoi -- Introduction: Reconstruction of Intimate and Public Spheres in Asian Modernity / OCHIAI Emiko -- Individualization without Individualism: Compressed Modernity and Obfuscated Family Crisis in East Asia / CHANG Kyung-Sup -- Unsustainable Societies: Low Fertility and Familialism in East Asia’s Compressed and Semi-compressed Modernities / OCHIAI Emiko -- Demographic Dividend and the Future of Asia / Patcharawalai WONGBOONSIN and Kua WONGBOONSIN -- Shrinking of the Japanese Uniqueness: A Quantitative Analysis of Life Course Changes / IWAI Hachiro -- Factors in the Wage Differential between Standard and Nonstandard Employment: A comparison of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan / TAROHMARU Hiroshi -- Care Diamonds and Welfare Regimes in East and Southeast Asian Societies / OCHIAI Emiko -- Incorporating Foreign Domestic Workers as Providers of Family Care: Case Studies of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore / ASATO Wako -- Social Investment Policy in South Korea / Ito PENG -- A Comparative Perspective on Japanese Family Law / MIZUNO Noriko -- The Development of Civil Society in East Asia: Focusing on the Environment, Human Rights and Migrant Labor / IGARASHI Seiichi -- Index / Ochiai Emiko and Hosoya Leo Aoi.