By Ekaterina Hertog

As is the case in Western industrialized nations, Japan is seeing an increase within the variety of single undefined, later marriages, and divorces. What units Japan aside, besides the fact that, is that the share of youngsters born out of wedlock has rarely replaced some time past fifty years. This ebook offers the 1st systematic learn of unmarried motherhood in modern Japan.

Seeking to reply to why illegitimate births in Japan stay this sort of rarity, Hertog spent over 3 years interviewing unmarried moms, lecturers, social staff, activists, and policymakers concerning the ideals, values, and offerings that single jap moms have. Pairing her findings with broad examine, she considers the commercial and felony hazards those ladies face, in addition to the cultural context that underscores family members swap and social inequality in Japan. this can be the single scholarly account that provides enough aspect to permit for wide comparisons with single moms within the West.

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