Women as Wives

“When you marry, you put up with everything…You won’t be able to do what you want to do. You cannot be who you want to be.” – Misako (Nemoto 2008)

 

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Traditionally, Japanese women serve as full-time housewives. Explore these abstracts and publications that explain their struggle in choosing marriage over work, their perception of weddings, and their historical significance in the household.

Exploring Women’s Views of Matrimony and Work

The Nature of Gender

Deconstructive Ecofeminism

Japanese Material Culture – Weddings

Women in Agriculture

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