Kazoku Toiu Yamai 2 (Gentosha Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Japanese people are under increasing stress to create the illusion of a happy family and to build the ideal image of a married couple and parent-child relationship. In this book, we take a hard look at the reality of Japan, where family ties and captivity abound. In addition to such unique Japanese family mysteries as "Westerners don't understand the Japanese family," "The strangeness of forcibly involving children in a suicide," and "Why only women are blamed for adultery," the book also includes "Growing old is becoming unique," "How to enjoy caring for your parents," "How to recognize a man's true intentions," "Free yourself from your family," and many more. The long-awaited second edition of the bestseller "The Disease of Family," which has sold more than 600,000 copies.

幸せな家族を幻想し、理想の夫婦像、親子関係を築かねば、とストレスを高じさせる日本人。本書では、家族のしがらみや囚われの多い日本の実態を一刀両断。「欧米人は日本の家族が理解できない」「子供を無理心中に巻き込むおかしさ」「なぜ不倫で女ばかりが責められるのか」といった日本独特の家族の謎に迫るほか、「年を取ることは個性的になること」「親の介護を楽しむ極意」「男の本音を見抜く方法」「自分を家族から解放する」等々、家族という病を克服し、より充実した人生を送るヒントを示唆。60万部突破のベストセラー『家族という病』、待望の第2弾。