著者
郭 麗娟
出版者
一般社団法人 日本家政学会家族関係学部会
雑誌
家族関係学 (ISSN:09154752)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.35, pp.61-73, 2016 (Released:2019-08-08)
参考文献数
26

This paper explores marriage expectations and conflicts of highly-educated single women by focusing on the relation between marriage and other life events.  Through the interviews of 31 highly educated single women living in Shimane Prefecture, Tokyo and those who moved from the countryside to Tokyo, the following two points are revealed. (1) The marriage expectations and conflicts are influenced by incomes. Regular employees want to have double income after getting married. Low-income interviewees from Shimane Prefecture had strong expectations of their future marriage partner. But they also want to work part-time to support the family after getting married. Among the high-income groups from Tokyo, some of them think there is no need to get married. Some others want to get married because they had been fully satisfied with their career. Some others cannot see the prospect of work and want to give up by getting married. However, male partners would not like to get married with high-income women. (2) The marriage expectations and conflicts are influenced by the living area. Interviewees who are living in their hometown want to get married in the same place. They hope to receive some support from their parents and continue their career afterward. Those who moved from the countryside to Tokyo succeeded in their career. But not having any support from their parents may influence the possibility of them carrying on working.  As a result, the de-standardization of the post-adolescence transition has been found in the high-income and low-income groups. The rest are expecting a standardized marriage and do not have so much expectations and conflicts.
著者
菊澤 佐江子
出版者
一般社団法人 日本家政学会家族関係学部会
雑誌
家族関係学 (ISSN:09154752)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.30, pp.179-187, 2011 (Released:2020-07-17)
参考文献数
16
被引用文献数
1

According to recent statistics, those giving care to the frail elderly are predominantly women, but in Japan, abuse of the frail elderly is more prevalent among male caregivers. Is the psychological wellbeing of male caregivers poorer compared to their female counterparts? Is the gender difference explained by factors associated with stress processes (e.g., stressors, mediators) and/or gender differences in the effect of those factors on psychological wellbeing? How do patterns of gender differences vary in terms of relationship between the caregiver and the frail elderly?  Guided by the Care-giving Stress Process Model, this study examined the gender differences in hatred and their relationships to the stress processes among those involved in elderly care at home according to the relationship of caregiver to the frail elderly. Data came from men and women aged 24-90, respondents of the Survey of Caregivers of Frail Elderly in 2001 (N=382). As a result of the analyses, gender differences in hatred were observed among those giving care to spouse or parent-in law, but not among those giving care to their own parent. The OLS results suggest the possibility that the gender differences in hatred may be explained by the gender differences in the effect of stress process variables on hatred, and that such processes may vary by the relationship of caregiver to the frail elderly.
著者
税所 真也
出版者
一般社団法人 日本家政学会家族関係学部会
雑誌
家族関係学 (ISSN:09154752)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.33, pp.41-55, 2014 (Released:2020-06-09)
参考文献数
26

The number of third-party guardians in the adult guardianship system is increasing. In the past, a family member assumed the role of an adult guardian in most cases. Now, however, third-party adult guardians are becoming more common. Why has the role of the adult guardian shifted from family members to third parties? What kind of the property of a third-party guardian in relation to the socialization of care? In this paper, I aim to answer these questions by using ‘the need for professionals’, ‘transformation of normative consciousness’, and ‘changes in family functions’ as explanations.  In this study, 107 cases published in the quarterly adult guardianship journal Jissen Seinen Kōken were selected for analysis. They were categorised and tabulated on the basis of three analytical frameworks: ‘the need for professionals’, ‘preference of the ward’, and ‘unavailability of an individual to assume the role of an adult guardian’.  The results showed that the most frequent case framework was ‘unavailability of an individual to assume the role of an adult guardian’, followed by ‘the need for professionals’ and ‘preference of the ward’. Thus, it became clear that people choose a third-party guardian because there is no one else available, despite the need. This finding was contrary to my prediction that third-party guardians are chosen because of the need for professionals.  Additionally, I evaluate the association of the socialization of care and the role of a third-party guardian. In consequence, I claim that the preference for the choice of a third-party guardian leads to the socialization of care for the elderly.
著者
大森 美佐
出版者
一般社団法人 日本家政学会家族関係学部会
雑誌
家族関係学 (ISSN:09154752)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.33, pp.27-39, 2014 (Released:2020-06-09)
参考文献数
23
被引用文献数
3

The purpose of this study is to clarify how young adults in Japan establish their romantic relationships with particular reference to mobile communications. It is said that as mobile phone use has spread among young adults, interpersonal relationships and communications have been transformed qualitatively. Moreover, the resulting decrease of interpersonal communication skills between young adults has been viewed as a problem. The increase in the number of young adults who are not dating and the reduction in the marriage rate in recent years have been attributed in part to the weakness of their “interpersonal communication skills” (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 2013). However, the “youth society” must have its own means to build relationships, therefore we should clarify in detail how they communicate with others and build romantic relationships.  Qualitative research methodology was utilized in this study. The qualitative research data consisted of four discussion groups and four semi-structured interviews. Each group was divided by occupation (students or company employees) and gender, and the total number of participants in the discussion groups was 24 people, 14 of them female and 12 male. An interviewee was chosen from each group.  The results of the analysis show that the communication by means of mobile phone (“ke-tai”) can be a device for measuring the distance between people. In addition, youths tend to be excessively concerned with interpersonal skills and the paradox of communication skill: the more effort that is put into developing better communication and paying attention to the attitudes and remarks of the interlocutor, the harder it is to build a romantic relationship.
著者
相川 頌子
出版者
一般社団法人 日本家政学会家族関係学部会
雑誌
家族関係学 (ISSN:09154752)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.37, pp.37-48, 2018 (Released:2022-04-12)
参考文献数
28

The objective of this research is to examine how Japanese fathers’ views about household work and childcare changed in response to external events by measuring their points of view before and after living in the United States(U.S.). To this end, the study analyzes the changes of Japanese fathers’ perceptions created through the influence of their workplaces or local communities while residing in the U.S. The study assumes that the fathers’ views about household chores and childcare are key determinants of their behaviors.  In-depth interviews of fathers who temporarily resided in the U.S. were conducted twice, before and after they resided in the U.S. At the time of the interviews, nine fathers had at least one child of preschool age. All fathers were employed full-time in Japan, either in large Japanese companies or with the government. In the U.S., three fathers worked at U.S. companies or in the U.S. branch offices of Japanese companies, five fathers studied at U.S. universities, and one father took childcare leave while his wife conducted research in the U.S.  This research reveals that Japanese fathers’ views about the division of family labor can be classified into three categories:(1)equal sharing,(2)supportive role, and(3)no sharing. With regard to the division of household work, few differences could be identified when comparing the interviews conducted before with those conducted after the subjects had resided in the U.S., whereas with regard to childcare, in most cases, after residing in the U.S., the fathers indicated that they would like to be more actively involved.  The study also finds that norms in the work environment have a large impact on Japanese fathers’ perception of family labor. Additionally, local community norms also influence their views.
著者
大森 美佐
出版者
一般社団法人 日本家政学会家族関係学部会
雑誌
家族関係学 (ISSN:09154752)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.38, pp.43-55, 2019 (Released:2020-03-24)
参考文献数
17

The purpose of this research is to study the meaning of “romantic love” and its rewriting during changes in individual circumstances among young people in Japan with a high education and permanent work through an analysis of two types of research data related to romantic love, marriage, sex/reproduction and their relationships. Data was collected through five focus-group discussions and semi-structured interviews targeting unmarried men/women who were in their 20s (born between 1987 to 1990) when the research was conducted. Results show that both men and women redefine the meaning of “romantic love” by combining and separating the norms of “love, sex and marriage” based on conditions such as the increase in age, their relationship status and their partners. More specifically the research shows that once both men and women start to become conscious of marriage, including future childbirth, their definition of “romantic love” greatly changes, with the corresponding adjustment to combine and separate love, sex and marriage. Moreover, it was also suggested that this redefinition of “romantic love” is an adaptive strategy taken by individuals during the prolonged relationship period before marriage.