: Marriage in Changing Japan . Joy Hendry.

Developmental Idealism and Changing Models of Marriage

Developmental ideas and models concerning family life have been disseminated widely around the world where they have become forces for both ideational and behavioral change. In this paper, we examine the ways in which ideas about marriage have been influenced by these ideas of development in Nepal, where, for centuries, young age at marriage, arranged marriage, and polygamy have been common pra...

The changing meaning of cohabitation and marriage.

"In the Netherlands, the social meaning of both marriage and cohabitation has changed. Cohabitation started as an alternative way of living, developed into a temporary phase before marriage, and finally became a strategy for moving into a union gradually.... This article addresses the question whether or not individual past and current life-course experiences become increasingly important in ex...

The Changing Landscape of Love and Marriage.

Sarcoidosis: changing clinical manifestation in Japan.

An increase in the number of patients with sarcoidosis in Japan has been recognized noticed in Japan since the 1960's. Sarcoidosis is a systemic disorder, the lesion of which is characterized as an epithelioid cell granuloma formation stimulated by unknown agents. In Japan, the majority of the patients show thoracic involvement which can easily be detected by annual check-up even when they are ...

Shifting Economic Foundation of Marriage in Japan The Erosion of Traditional Marriage

Japan is one of few developed countries in which marriage and higher earning potential among women are negatively associated. As the proportion of births occurring outside of marriage remains low in Japan, fertility is still significantly influenced by marriage trends, which are in turn influenced by societal expectations regarding the marriageability of educated women. Previous studies have su...