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Adventures in Hong Kong: migration decisions, adaptations and re-adaptations of Japanese expatriate wives.

Lam Wing Sze. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-107). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.ii / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Objective --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Why Expatriate Wives? --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Why Hong Kong? --- p.4 / Chapter 1.4 --- Literature Review --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Domestic ldeal of Japanese Women --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Tensions between the Domestic Ideal & Non-domestic Reality --- p.7 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Japanese Expatriate Communities --- p.9 / Chapter 1.4.4 --- Internationalization and Japaneseness --- p.11 / Chapter 1.5 --- Methodology --- p.13 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Interviews --- p.13 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Participant Observation --- p.15 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Textual Analysis --- p.15 / Chapter 1.5.4 --- Reflectivity of the Researcher --- p.16 / Chapter 1.6 --- Structure of the Thesis --- p.18 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Before Their Arrival in Hong Kong --- p.21 / Chapter 2.1 --- Trailing Spouses: Are they Passive? --- p.22 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- The Existence of Married Single Posting (tanshin funin) --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2 --- Applying for the Relocation --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- We Applied for Relocating Overseas --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- I Urged my Husband to Apply to Hong Kong --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3 --- Can the Company Order the Wives? --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Order from the Company? --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Considerations for the Migration --- p.28 / Chapter 2.4 --- Selfless Explanations --- p.30 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Unawareness of Choice --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Conforming to the Dominant ldeology --- p.32 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Promote a Sense of Camaraderie --- p.33 / Chapter 2.5 --- Looking Forward to the Relocation --- p.34 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Short Overseas Experience with Good Support --- p.34 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- A Break from Work --- p.36 / Chapter 2.6 --- "Summary: The Strategic Use of ""Passive Follower""" --- p.37 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Adaptations in Hong Kong --- p.39 / Chapter 3.1 --- Isolation upon Arrival --- p.40 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Spatial Constraints: Images of Danger outside Japan… --- p.40 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Restrictions due to Role of Caregiver --- p.43 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Language Barrier --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2 --- Snapshots of Adaptations --- p.46 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Stop Escorting Children: Hong Kong is Safer than Japan --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Shopping at the Wet Market: Differences in Hygiene & Politeness --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Taking the Mini Bus: Learn to Shout --- p.51 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Dinning Out and Cooking Style --- p.56 / Chapter 3.3 --- "Evaluation of ""Hong Kong Women""" --- p.59 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Many Maids but Few Housewives in Hong Kong --- p.60 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- "Mixed Feelings about ""Hong Kong Women""" --- p.61 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- "Missing from the lmage of ""Hong Kong Women"": Obasan" --- p.63 / Chapter 3.4 --- Factors Affecting Degree of Integration in Hong Kong --- p.64 / Chapter 3.5 --- Summary --- p.67 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- After Their Return to Japan --- p.70 / Chapter 4.1 --- Factors Leading to Reverse Culture Shock --- p.72 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Lack of Psychological Preparation --- p.73 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Contrast with Hong Kong --- p.74 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Japan's Change over Time --- p.77 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Nostalgia for Hong Kong --- p.80 / Chapter 4.2 --- Re-adaptations to Japan --- p.82 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Question the System: Why Should We Act Like This? --- p.83 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Act like Japanese --- p.85 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- "More Tolerance towards ""Others""" --- p.87 / Chapter 4.3 --- Summary --- p.88 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.91 / Chapter 5.1 --- Changing Image of Japanese Expatriate Wives --- p.91 / Chapter 5.2 --- Public Persona (tatemae) VS Real Feelings (honne) --- p.94 / Chapter 5.3 --- Japanese Women's Agency --- p.97 / Chapter 5.4 --- "Different Experiences in the Past, Present and Future" --- p.99 / Appendix --- p.103 / Bibliography --- p.104

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325165
Date January 2005
ContributorsLam, Wing Sze., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Japanese Studies.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, vii, 107 leaves ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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