Disillusioned by long hours at home alone and by demands from the older generation, Japanese women are marrying later, resulting in a sharp decline in the Japanese birth rate. Muriel Jolivet considers the reasons why Japanese women are finding it increasingly difficult to accept the terms and conditions of motherhood. Japan: The Childless Society explores the major factors contributing to maternal malaise in Japan including:* the 'Ten Commandments of the Good Mother'* the changing role of the father* education and careers* nostalgia from older generations.
1. Young mothers in a dilemma -- 2. Why have children? -- 3. Fathers -- 4. The ten commandments of the good mother -- 5. The nostalgia for yesterday's mothers -- 6. Demographic malaise -- 7. The new order -- 8. The achievement of working mothers.
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