The" Good Wife and Wise Mother" Ideology in Post—World War I Japan
K Shizuko, GA Sylvain - US-Japan Women's Journal. English Supplement, 1994 - JSTOR
K Shizuko, GA Sylvain
US-Japan Women's Journal. English Supplement, 1994•JSTORIn discussions of the ideal for Japanese women before World War II, the first phrase most
likely to come to mind was" good wife and wise mother"(ryõsai-kenbo). All women, knowing
that they were expected to conform to that ideal, lived their lives having internalized its
values. Today we cannot say that the image of the" good wife and wise mother" is a thing of
the past. Although the number of employed women is increasing, women are still primarily
called upon to fulfill the roles of housekeeper, wife, and mother. In light of this, we have to …
likely to come to mind was" good wife and wise mother"(ryõsai-kenbo). All women, knowing
that they were expected to conform to that ideal, lived their lives having internalized its
values. Today we cannot say that the image of the" good wife and wise mother" is a thing of
the past. Although the number of employed women is increasing, women are still primarily
called upon to fulfill the roles of housekeeper, wife, and mother. In light of this, we have to …
In discussions of the ideal for Japanese women before World War II, the first phrase most likely to come to mind was" good wife and wise mother"(ryõsai-kenbo). All women, knowing that they were expected to conform to that ideal, lived their lives having internalized its values.
Today we cannot say that the image of the" good wife and wise mother" is a thing of the past. Although the number of employed women is increasing, women are still primarily called upon to fulfill the roles of housekeeper, wife, and mother. In light of this, we have to consider the norm of" good wife and wise mother" when thinking about how women live.
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