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Possibility of peer support for male carers as the prevention program of abuse and care homicide

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K02057
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Gender
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University

Principal Investigator

Saito Mao  立命館大学, 産業社会学部, 教授 (70360245)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywords男性介護者 / 介護者支援 / 男性性 / ケアの倫理 / ジェンダー平等 / 介護殺人予防 / ピア・サポート / ケアラー支援 / 家族主義 / 介護殺人 / ピアサポート / 家族介護 / ジェンダー / マスキュリニティ
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aimed to develop the support for family carers including male carers. In 70% of cases of care homicide, the perpetrator is male. Furthermore, care homicide families are apparently not isolated, more than 70% of them indeed used the insurance system. In other words, male carers are likely to access to care professionals, but they have not sought help when they couldn’t cope. The relationship between masculinity and caring is very complicated. Caring behavior and masculine identity are problematic but not mutually exclusive. In fact, male carers have to negotiate and reconstruct their masculine identity throughout their caring experience and sometimes male carers re-gender their masculine identities throughout caring.
The use of formal care services may not solve the isolation of male carers. What we need is a service that enables male carers to feel safe and secure enough to express negative feelings and, should the need arise, ask for help.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

世界的にも介護者支援は重要な福祉政策上の課題となっているが、とりわけ家族責任規範が強い東アジア諸国においては、ケアをしない権利も含めた介護者支援の構想が重要であることを明らかにしてきた。世界的には多様化する介護者に応じた支援の在り方を検討することが重要課題となっているが、ジェンダーに依拠した男性介護者支援という取り組みは、世界的にも先駆的であることが明らかになった。自治体条例として介護者支援を今後広げていくためにも、本研究が明らかにした知見は有益であると考える。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2019 2017 2016

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 「子ども・若者ケアラー」支援のための予備的考察 : 〈ケアラー〉支援と〈子ども・若者〉支援との接合2019

    • Author(s)
      斎藤真緒
    • Journal Title

      立命館産業社会論集

      Volume: 55 Issue: 2 Pages: 35-50

    • DOI

      10.34382/00012876

    • NAID

      120006801921

    • ISSN
      0288-2205
    • URL

      https://ritsumei.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/12884

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 書評平山亮著『介護する息子たち―男性性の視角とケアのジェンダー分析―』2017

    • Author(s)
      斎藤真緒
    • Journal Title

      社会福祉研究

      Volume: 130 Pages: 132-132

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] <総論>増える男性介護者の実態と家族介護者への支援の課題2016

    • Author(s)
      斎藤真緒
    • Journal Title

      コミュニティケア

      Volume: 229 Pages: 50-55

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Current Issues regarding Family Caregiving and Gender Equality in Japan: Male Caregivers and the Interplay between Caregiving and Masculinities2016

    • Author(s)
      斎藤真緒
    • Journal Title

      Japan Labor Review

      Volume: 14巻1号 Pages: 92-111

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Male Carers and Gender Specific Support in Japan2019

    • Author(s)
      Mao Saito
    • Organizer
      Caring for Elderly and Dependent People: Promoting Gender Equality and Social Justice
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Peer Support Group for Male Carers in Japan2017

    • Author(s)
      Mao SAITO
    • Organizer
      7th International Carers Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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