| Life in a Japanese Women's College: Learning to be Ladylike Contributor(s): McVeigh, Brian J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415144566 ISBN-13: 9780415144568 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1996 Annotation: One third of the Japanese female workforce are "office ladies" and their training takes place at the many women's colleges in Japan. Brian J McVeigh draws on his teaching experiences at one such institution, Takasu International College, to examine the cultural processes at work in the education of women. Life in a Japanese Women's College explores the educational philosophy of the college which aims to produce "ladylike" women. The processes utilized in this aim include: careful management of the body; "Japaneseness"; "internationalism"; and well-orchestrated school functions. This analysis of the college illustrates how the students are prepared for their future dual roles of employees and mothers. It sheds light on broader issues, demonstrating how women's junior college is part of a complex socioeconomic order. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 370.8 |
| LCCN: 96019652 |
| Series: New International Relations |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.12 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One third of the Japanese female workforce are 'office ladies' and their training takes place in the many women's junior colleges. Office ladies are low-wage, low-status secretaries who have little or no job security. |