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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253314603321

Titolo

Family Violence in Japan : A Life Course Perspective / / edited by Fumie Kumagai, Masako Ishii-Kuntz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

981-10-0057-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Disciplina

300

Soggetti

Social groups

Family

Personality

Social psychology

Culture—Study and teaching

Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging

Personality and Social Psychology

Regional and Cultural Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Toward a Better Understanding of Family Violence in Japan -- Chapter 2: Child Abuse: The History and Current State in Japanese Context -- Chapter 3: Intimate Partner Violence: Domestic Violence from Japanese Perspectives -- Chapter 4: Filial Violence: An Unrevealed Problem for Decades -- Chapter 5: Elder Abuse and Family Transformation -- Chapter 6: Conclusion: Prevention and Intervention of Family Violence in Japan.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides fresh sociological analyses on family violence in Japan. Aimed at an international audience, the authors adopt a life course perspective in presenting their research. Following a comprehensive overview of family violence in Japan in both historical and contemporary contexts, it then goes on to define the extent and causes of child abuse, intimate partner violence, filial violence, and elder abuse. In doing so, the book is the first of its kind to look at these different types of violence in Japanese families and



simultaneously incorporate historical development of individuals and intergenerational factors. Furthermore, its reliance on the life course perspective enables readers to obtain a broader understanding of family violence in the country. Written by five Japanese family sociologists who have identified various major sociocultural characteristics that either induce or suppress family violence in Japan, it is a valuable resource not only to scholars and students of the topic, but also to those specializing in sociology, psychology, anthropology and comparative family studies around the globe.