Commodifying affection, authority and gender in the everyday objects of Japan

Journal of Material Culture

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 291-312

  McVeigh, Brian ^a,b  

^a Toyo Gakuen University   (Japan)

^b Japan's Education Ministry

Author keywords

Communication; Control; Gender; Japan; Power; Social relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346785952     PISSN: 13591835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135918359600100302     Document Type: Article

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