Good Wife Wise Mother Case Study

similar to the study as it studies intercultural marriages and she also utilized interviews in getting data and a snowball technique in achieving her desired sample. The difference of her study is that she only focused on the communication of Asian wives with their Caucasian husbands. Although this study also tackled communication, the main focus is on the adjustment process of the wives and is between South East-North East Asian couples. Her thesis was relevant to the study since communication is crucial in the lives of interracial couples and also, in the adjustment of the spouses. In Wenling Chang’s study, she focused on the different violence and abuse Asian women face in marriages with Canadian men. The data she analyzed that came from …show more content…
The researcher used the book as a guide in understanding the Japanese culture, especially the family system, relationship of Japanese men and women, and Ryosai Kenbo or the concept of “Good Wife, Wise Mother.” The findings in the book are basic information that is important in understanding intermarriages between Japanese men and Filipino women. In reference to the book, the Japanese society was, at first, a matrilineal society and then changed into the system of ie where it is ruled by a patriarchal …show more content…
The patriarchal characteristic of Confucianism has influenced the attitude of the Japanese towards the thought of "men outside and women inside" which still hinders the progress of the social position of Japanese women, although it has greatly been improved compared to the rights of Japanese women before the implementation of the new constitution of Japan. As expressed by Kumata (1992), Japanese men want to marry women who are like their mothers yet it is impossible for independent Japanese women to comprehend. Along with the increasing amount of educated Japanese women, the number of single Japanese people also increases. Another essay in the book is Ryosai Kenbo or "good wife and wise mother;" this is the expectation of the society of Japan towards Japanese women to be perfect examples of an ideal mother. Young Japanese girls were brought up by their parents to be good wives by involving their children in school clubs that focus on cooking, sewing, or knitting. This is one reason why women opted to be single for they do not want marriage to obstruct them from doing what they want; however, it may not be the reason for some Japanese