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Features of the secondary parent-child relationship and adolescent development at the young men's house (neyako) in Toshijima Island, Mie Prefecture

Research Project

Project/Area Number 11610158
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 教育・社会系心理学
Research InstitutionYasuda women's college

Principal Investigator

SAWADA Hidemi  Yasuda women's college, Associate professor (00215914)

Project Period (FY) 1999 – 2000
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Keywordsadolescent development / young men's house / cultural development / apprenticeship / traditional social system / 若者文化 / 従弟制度
Research Abstract

There are young men's houses called neyako in Toshijima Island, Mie Prefecture. Before leaving junior high school, the young men's parents ask Neya-oya parents to promote social education for their children to live in the community. The young men are closely related to not only their true parents but also the secondary parents (Neya-oya). After eating supper at home, the young people get together in the young men's house (neyako) almost every Saturday night At the neyako, social training is given to the young men by the Neya-oya parents. They learn precious moral values, about human relations with and respect for others in the community. Moreover they obtain useful advice on their career possibilities, and how to deal with the opposite sex.
The present study aims to clarify features of the secondary parent-child relationship and adolescent development at the neyako using a participant-observer methodology and the interview method. The following results were obtained : (1) In a fisherman's family, a young man works on his father's fishing boat and learns fishery technology from him. (2) Because the guidance and learning is all based on the master-apprentice relationship, the father can take a stronger position against his son. (3) Neya-oya parents, who are usually nearer the young man's age than his true father can understand the young person's ambivalent feelings to his father At the same time, Neya-oya parents make the young man understand his father's feelings to his son. As a result, Neya-oya parents serve as a mediator between the young man and his father. These results were considered from the viewpoint of a traditional social system that supports youth development.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2000 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2000

All Presentation (2 results)

  • [Presentation] 青年宿の屋内配置と青年と家族の交流:三重県答志島の寝屋子を事例として2000

    • Author(s)
      澤田英三
    • Organizer
      人間-環境学会 第57回研究発表大会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学工学部
    • Year and Date
      2000-01-29
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Presentation] Seinenyado no okunai-haichi to seinen to kazoku no kouryu : Mieken toushijima no Neyako wo jirei to shite2000

    • Author(s)
      Hidemi Sawada
    • Organizer
      Man-Environment Research Association
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo University
    • Year and Date
      2000-01-29
    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary

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Published: 1999-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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