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Mothers and Work: Women's Perceptions in Contemporary Japanese Society

Creator:

Yoshizaki, Kimiyo

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This paper investigates certain women's problems in contemporary Japan. Historically, Japanese believed ideal women fit in the stereotype of "Good wife, Wise mother." Japanese women's main roles were regarded as wife and mother. Especially, motherhood was the main responsibility of women. However, the advance of industry, technology, and methods of...

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Masters Thesis

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workplace and the movement of international gender equality. In 1998, the number of working women in Japan
Living between two cultures : an ethnographic study of American women converts to Islam

Creator:

Fisher, Dianna M.

Abstract:

This thesis explores the reasons for conversion to Islam for ten well-educated, Caucasian, American born women of European descent in a small, relatively affluent college town in Oregon, United States. It follows their process of constructing a new identity with their families, with friends, within the Muslim community and within...

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Masters Thesis

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if there is any correlation between education level, age, and occupation of those women who choose