- 著者
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瀬地山 角
- 出版者
- 日本家族社会学会
- 雑誌
- 家族社会学研究 (ISSN:0916328X)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.9, no.9, pp.11-21,135, 1997-07-25 (Released:2010-02-04)
- 参考文献数
- 13
This paper discusses connections between traditional family systems and institutional organizations in three East Asian societies. As many “ie-soiety” theorists have noted, the family unit in Japan served as a structural model for various institutions, most notably business corporations, during the early period of modernization in Japan. The ie (stem family) system, which emphasized continuity and seniority, but allowed for a flexible system of adoption, provided businesses with a structure that maintained a high level of integrity among its employees based on a system of seniority.Similar trends can be observed in both China and Korea. The preponderance of small businesses typical to Taiwan and Chinese diaspora stem from the traditional Chinese family system, which placed less emphasis on seniority among brothers. Likewise, Korean chaebolscan be traced to the Korean family system, which placed a higher priority on blood relationships than the Japanese family system, and a greater emphasis on seniority than the Chinese family system.