{"product_id":"imagined-families-lived-families-akiko-hashimoto-9780791475775","title":"Imagined Families, Lived Families: Culture and Kinship in Contemporary Japan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn interdisciplinary look at the dramatic changes in the contemporary Japanese family, including both empirical data and analyses of popular culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Japanese family is at a crossroads of demographic change and altered cultural values. While the population of children has been shrinking and that of elders rising, attitudes about rights and responsibilities within the family have changed significantly. The realities of life in postmodern society have shaped both the imagined family of popular culture and the lived experience of Japanese family members. Imagined Families, Lived Families takes an interdisciplinary approach toward these dramatic changes by looking at the Japanese family from a variety of perspectives, including media studies, anthropology, sociology, literature, and popular culture. The contributors look at representations of family in manga and anime, outsider families and families that must contend with state prosecution of political activists, the stereotype of the absolute Japanese father, and old age and end-of-life decisions in a rapidly aging society with changing family configurations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Akiko Hashimoto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791475778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791475775\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/06\/2009 pg. 17","brand":"Akiko Hashimoto","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241097670911,"sku":"9780791475775","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b868299-86ee-4844-8e9f-b5849a88fd3b.jpg?v=1772652703","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/imagined-families-lived-families-akiko-hashimoto-9780791475775","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}