Drawing on a unique ethnographic inquiry, Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni explores the complexities of the relationship between socially and culturally constructed roles

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These gripping biographies poignantly illustrate the strengths and the vulnerabilities of professional housewives and of families facing social change and econo

DIVA study of the "modern" woman in Japan before World War II./div

Based on research over a six-year period into three age groups of women, this important new study offers in depth analysis for the first time of the experience