- 著者
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森 謙二
- 出版者
- 日本法社会学会/有斐閣
- 雑誌
- 法社会学 (ISSN:04376161)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.1979, no.31, pp.117-140,234, 1979-03-30 (Released:2009-01-15)
- 参考文献数
- 34
Inheritance of the first-born child ("Ane-Katoku Sozoku" in Japanese) refers to a system which stipulates that if a female happens to be the first-born child, then she (saying exactly, her adopted husband "Muko-Yoshi" in Japan) inherils the family's entire holdings. This system is different from primogeniture, in the strict sense of which the eldest son inherits the family's holdings.The custom of the first-born child inheriting was found in the North-East Regions of Japan, and exsisted until the early days of the Meiji-period. But after that, it began to break down.My report explains the following.1) The actual state of this custom in Satomi-Village in Ibaragi.2) The reason why this custom efisted.3) The process by which this custom broke down under the influence of the Act of Conscription and the Meiji Civil Code.