Transformation of the intimate and the public in Asian modernity

This book's strongest appeal lies in its theoretical orientation, seeking to define frameworks that are most relevant to the Asian reality. These frameworks include compressed and semi-compressed modernity, familialism, familialization policy, unsustainable society, second demographic dividend, care diamond, and transnational public sphere. Such concepts are seen as essential in any discussion concerning the intimate and public spheres of contemporary Asia.

Preface ... ix List of Figures ... xi List of Tables ... xv Introduction: Reconstruction of Intimate and Public Spheres in Asian Modernity ... 1 OCHIAI Emiko 1 Individualization without Individualism: Compressed Modernity and Obfuscated Family Crisis in East Asia ... 37 CHANG Kyung-Sup 2 Unsustainable Societies: Low Fertility and Familialism in East Asia's Compressed and Semi-compressed Modernities ... 63 OCHIAI Emiko 3 Demographic Dividend and the Future of Asia ... 91 Patcharawalai WONGBOONSIN and Kua WONGBOONSIN 4 Shrinking of the Japanese Uniqueness: A Quantitative Analysis of Life Course Changes ... 116 IWAI Hachiro 5 Factors in the Wage Diffferential between Standard and Nonstandard Employment: A comparison of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan ... 144 TAROHMARU Hiroshi 6 Care Diamonds and Welfare Regimes in East and Southeast Asian Societies ... 164 OCHIAI Emiko 7 Incorporating Foreign Domestic Workers as Providers of Family Care: Case Studies of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore ... 190 ASATO Wako 8 Social Investment Policy in South Korea ... 234 ITO Peng 9 A Comparative Perspective on Japanese Family Law ... 254 MIZUNO Noriko 10 The Development of Civil Society in East Asia: Focusing on the Environment, Human Rights and Migrant Labor ... 266 IGARASHI Seiichi Index ... 303