Family Life in Japan and Germany Challenges for a Gender-Sensi
This volume addresses the family situation in Japan and Germany. Gender-segregated labor markets and precarious employment patterns bear detrimental consequences for the socioeconomic capacity to maintain family households and to have children. By applyin
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Family Life in Japan and Germany Challenges for a Gender-Sensitive Family Policy
Family Life in Japan and Germany
Uta Meier-Gräwe · Miyoko Motozawa · Annette Schad-Seifert Editors
Family Life in Japan and Germany Challenges for a Gender-Sensitive Family Policy
Editors Uta Meier-Gräwe Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen Gießen, Germany
Miyoko Motozawa Tsukuba University of Technology Osaka, Japan
Annette Schad-Seifert Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Germany
ISBN 978-3-658-26638-7 (eBook) ISBN 978-3-658-26637-0 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-26638-7 Springer VS © Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer VS imprint is published by the registered company Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Abraham-Lincoln-Str. 46, 65189 Wiesbaden, Germany
Acknowledgements This book is the result of a series of conferences on general family policy in Japan and Germany, which have taken place at several institutions in Japan and Germany over more than a decade. The editors are grateful to the universities they are or have been affiliated with, as they have either supported or hosted the conferences and projects related to the subject of this book. These are the Justus Liebig University Gießen, the University of Tsukuba, and the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. The editors would also like to thank the German Research Foundation (DFG) for its generous financial support; the production of this book was funded by the DFG’s Eugen and Ilse Siebold Award in recognition of Professor Miyoko Motozawa’s outstanding contributions to the scientific exchange between Japan and Germany. Many other research institutions have supported the project in terms of financial funding or academic guidance. The editors are particularly gratefu
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