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(foreword, I'm far from well versed in Japanese society) From what I understand, traditional Japanese family model is a stay at home mother with an almost stay
by tuyiown 3y ago
(foreword, I'm far from well versed in Japanese society)
From what I understand, traditional Japanese family model is a stay at home mother with an almost stay at work father.
Society is organised around this model, e.g. no day care, mothers not expected to build a career, and probably being a father comes with pressure about being a reliable provider (getting overworked). I remember that a lot of father losing their work preferred abandoning their family than enduring the shame of losing their job during the late nineties asian crisis.
Regardless of immediate material complications of begin parent, the additional social burden certainly not help.
- jnwatson 3y agoThe US culture was very much oriented around this model just a generation ago. What makes US culture change faster?
- igetspam 3y agoLies and misdirection? To think we've evolved past that is a mistake. We pay lip service to it but we haven't moved on. We still shame working women because they don't have or don't spend enough time with their kid(s). Then we shame stay-at-home mom's for being lazy. We're fun!
- xboxnolifes 3y agoWhile I definitely see shame toward working women with children, I don't think I've ever seen anyone shame a stay at home mom for being a stay at home mom.