Hertog, Ekaterina,  1979- <br/><br/>
Tough choices  bearing an illegitimate child in contemporary Japan /  [electronic resource] : 
Ekaterina Hertog. 
 - Stanford, Calif. :  Stanford University Press,  c2009. 
 - x, 228 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-221) and index. 
<br/><br/>"Naturally I believed I would get married" : making the choice -- Navigating work and welfare -- Legal discrimination against unwed mothers -- Are unwed mothers "immoral" or "impressive"? : the role of social stigma and shame in upholding family norms -- "The worst child abuse is the absence of a parent" : the role of guilt. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Unmarried mothers--Japan.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ999.J3  / H48 2009eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.874/320952