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JSIS A 405/ANTH 449,
Spring 2020
The Social Transformation of Modern East Asia

Week VII:
May 13th and 15th
Family, Demography, and International Marriage in Japan

 

Wednesday: From ie to kazoku, Japanese Marriage and Family

Friday: Demography and International Marriage in Japan

Discussion:

  • Are kazoku more modern than ie? How can competing family systems coexist?
  • How do the ways Filipina brides enter Japan compare with the ways that Chosonjok brides enter South Korea? Do these differences matter?

Reading: (summary)

  • Faier, Intimate Encounters, Introduction and Part I

 

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 Last Updated:
3/20/2020

Contact the instructor at: sangok@u.washington.edu