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| Autor/in | Engel, John W. |
|---|---|
| Titel | A Comparison of Japanese and American Housewives' Attitudes toward Employment of Women. |
| Quelle | (1986), (19 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Cross Cultural Studies; Cultural Differences; Employed Women; Employment; Females; Homemakers; North Americans; Work Attitudes; Japan; United States |
| Abstract | This study describes the attitudes of Japanese housewives toward women's employment, and compares them with those of American housewives. A questionnaire was designed to assess beliefs and attitudes related to women's roles in work and family life. It was translated into Japanese for purposes of comparison. Questionnaires were administered to over 200 Japanese and American housewives. T-tests were used to test for significance of differences between groups. The results showed that Japanese and American housewives had only a slight tendency to believe that they could be happy as full-time housewives. Both groups agreed that a mother should not be employed when there is an infant or pre-school child in the family. In comparison with American housewives, Japanese housewives tended to believe more strongly that a wife/mother's employment would have harmful effects on marriage and child development; that married women should be home rearing children instead of working outside the home; and that a wife/mother should not be employed when there is a school-aged or teenage child in the family, or when a husband wants her home. American houewives tended to believe more strongly that women are capable of handling both homemaking and career responsibilities. Findings are discussed in terms of comparative cultural traditions and change. (Author) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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