Family, Work and Wellbeing in Asia

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Family-Work Nexus and Wellbeing in Asia: An Introduction....Pages 3-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Familial Exchange and Intergenerational Contact in East Asian Societies....Pages 21-42
A New Era in Living Arrangements: Determinants of Quality of Life Among Chinese Older Adults....Pages 43-64
Front Matter....Pages 65-65
Multiple Dimensions of Gender-Role Attitudes: Diverse Patterns Among Four East-Asian Societies....Pages 67-87
Moral Beliefs About Filial Support, Work and Gender in Japan: A Latent Class Analysis....Pages 89-106
Division of Housework in Japan, South Korea, China and Taiwan....Pages 107-127
Women’s Greater Independence from Family? Change and Stability in the Social Determinants of Wives’ Labor Force Exit in Taiwan....Pages 129-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Effect of Mothers’ Nonstandard Work Hours on Children’s Wellbeing in Japan....Pages 151-175
Men’s Unpaid Domestic Work: A Critique of (Re)Doing Gender in Contemporary Japan....Pages 177-191
Strategies to Facilitate Work and Family Balance in the Nualjit Community of Bangkok....Pages 193-209
Back Matter....Pages 211-213