Family Planning in Japanese Society : Traditional Birth Control in a Modern Urban Culture

The book description for the previously published "Family Planning in Japanese Society: Traditional Birth Control in a Modern Urban Culture" is not yet available. Foreword To The 1991 Edition / Patricia G. Steinhoff -- Introduction: How The Japanese Limit Fertility -- The Widespread Use Of Induced Abortion -- A Dearth Of Modern Methods Of Contraception -- Implications Of The Japanese Pattern -- The Study -- Resources For Terminating Pregnancies -- The Legacy Of The Early Postwar Experience -- How The Law Works -- Finding An Abortionist -- Safety And Cost -- Resources For Contraception -- Early Experiences In Family Planning -- Modern Contraception And The Law -- Obstetrician-gynecologists And The Pill Ban -- Contraception Versus Abortion In The Obstetrician-gynecologist's Practice -- Doctors' Attitudes Toward Contraception -- The Activities Of Family Planning Workers -- Organizational Limitations -- Condom Sales In The Commercial Sector -- Birth Control Education In The Popular Media -- Abortion, The Necessary Evil -- Religious Sentiment And Symbolism -- Religious Symbols In Secular Contexts -- Fetus Versus Infant -- Polls And Surveys Of Attitudes -- The Determinants Of A Morally Acceptable Abortion -- Women's Emotional Responses To The Abortion Experience -- Men's Attitudes Toward Abortion -- Abortion Avoidance -- Making Do: Method Adoption And Performance -- Users' Attitudes Toward Condoms -- The Unfamiliar Modern Methods -- Indications Of The Unavailability Of Modern Methods -- Personal Information Channels -- Cooperation And Control -- Adopting The First Method -- Rhythm, The Great Escape From Condoms -- Patterns Of Unwanted Conceptions -- The Switch To Modern Contraception. Samuel Coleman. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [241]-261. Frontmatter LIST OF TABLES (page ix) LIST OF FIGURES (page x) FOREWORD TO THE 1991 EDITION (Patricia G. Steinhoff, page xi) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (page xxi) 1. Introduction: How the Japanese Limit Fertility (page 3) 2. Resources for Terminating Pregnancies (page 18) 3. Resources for Contraception (page 30) 4. Abortion, the "Necessary Evil" (page 57) 5. Making Do: Method Adoption and Performance (page 87) 6. Conjugal Roles and Women's Status (page 126) 7. Sexuality (page 156) 8. Four Couples (page 184) 9. What Would Bring About a Change? (page 204) APPENDIX A. Selection and Characteristics of the Questionnaire and Interview Samples (page 223) APPENDIX B. Translated Questionnaire Form (page 229) APPENDIX C. Selected Nationwide Japanese Surveys on Family Planning and Related Areas (page 237) REFERENCES IN ENGLISH (page 241) REFERENCES IN JAPANESE (page 251) INDEX (page 263)