Editors:
A sociological study
Comparative family policy research
Sociology of family
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Historical Context and Current Situation of Family Life and Institutional Changes
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Family Policy in Germany: Impact on Social Conditions of Precarity and Risks
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Family Policy in Japan: Structural Reforms and Their Effectiveness
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Germany and Japan in Comparison: Similarities and Differences of Welfare Institutions
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About this book
This volume addresses the family situation in Japan and Germany. Gender-segregated labor markets and precarious employment patterns bear detrimental consequences for the socioeconomic capacity to maintain family households and to have children. By applying a gender-sensitive approach, this volume’s focus is on the impact of family law, family policy , and family support measures. Scholars from Japan and Germany examine differences and characteristics of social security legislation, intergenerational support systems, single-parent families, inequality among households and poverty situations, local domestic and care service provision, female labor market participation, parental leave systems, organization of child care, domestic violence, historical developments of housework as an institution, and labor market policies.
Editors and Affiliations
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Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Gießen, Germany
Uta Meier-Gräwe
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Tsukuba University of Technology, Osaka, Japan
Miyoko Motozawa
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Heinrich-Heine Universität, Düsseldorf, Germany
Annette Schad-Seifert
About the editors
Prof. Dr. Uta Meier-Gräwe, Justus Liebig University, Gießen, Germany
Prof. Dr. jur. Miyoko Motozawa, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Prof. Dr. Annette Schad-Seifert, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Family Life in Japan and Germany
Book Subtitle: Challenges for a Gender-Sensitive Family Policy
Editors: Uta Meier-Gräwe, Miyoko Motozawa, Annette Schad-Seifert
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-26638-7
Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-26637-0Published: 31 May 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-26638-7Published: 22 May 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 297
Number of Illustrations: 73 b/w illustrations
Topics: Family, Social Policy, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging