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Development of a theoretical model for the mechanism of the stratification of immigrants in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18KK0357
Research Category

Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (A))

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Sociology
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo (2020-2022)
Tohoku University (2018-2019)

Principal Investigator

Nagayoshi Kikuko  東京大学, 社会科学研究所, 准教授 (50609782)

Project Period (FY) 2019 – 2022
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥7,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Keywords外国人 / 階層的地位 / 移民 / 社会統合 / 地位達成 / 制度 / 階層
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究の目的は、外国籍者が在留資格や国籍に応じて階層化されるメカニズムの理論モデルを構築することにある。その準備として、まず在日外国籍者を対象とした調査データの分析により、産業構造等のマクロ要因も含めた外国籍者の階層的地位の規定要因を明らかにする。さらに、その結果を踏まえ、階層研究の理論枠組みを導入し、外国籍者の階層的地位の規定メカニズムを説明する理論モデルを構築する。具体的には、マクロレベル(出入国管理制度、産業構造等)、メゾレベル(企業、移住にかかわるエージェント等)、ミクロレベル(外国籍者の人的資本等)の要因が関連しあうことで、外国籍者が特定の地位に割り当てられるプロセスをモデル化する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to develop a theoretical model of the mechanism by which migrants are stratified according to their visa status and nationality. Based on findings from detailed analysis of social surveys and government statistics and survey experiments, we examined the mechanism by which migrants are stratified according to nationality and visa status. The results suggest that the stratification of migrants in Japan is largely determined by industry, firm, and employment status at the time of migration, and is influenced more by immigration policies and firms' human resource management strategies, and migration pathways shaped by the migration industry than by immigrants' human capital or discrimination by employers. The results of this study suggest that institutionalized stratification of migrants has occurred in Japan.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

移住者の階層的地位に関する研究では、移住者自身の人的資本や社会関係資本、雇用主による差別に焦点を合わせた経済学的モデルが主流となっている。こうしたモデルの限界を示し、移住時点での階層的地位の重要性を指摘するとともに、そこに対するマクロレベル(送り出し国、受入国)、メゾレベル(企業や移住産業)の機能から、「制度化された階層化」という視点を提供した点は学術的意義がある。また、日本における移住労働者の階層的地位の状況、特に移住後の階層的地位達成の制約や技能実習生の賃金の水準の低さ、雇用主による採用時の差別の可能性に関する知見を提供した点は、社会的意義がある。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 3 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] スタンフォード大学(米国)2021

    • Year and Date
      2021-04-01
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Economic achievement of immigrants in Japan: Examining the role of country-of-origin and host-country-specific human capital in an inflexible labor market2023

    • Author(s)
      Nagayoshi, Kikuko & Tate Kihara
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Sociology

      Volume: 32 Issue: 1 Pages: 69-95

    • DOI

      10.1111/ijjs.12149

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] What does Intermarriage Say about Immigrant Integration in Japan? The Maintenance of a National and Gender Hierarchy through Marriage Norms2023

    • Author(s)
      Nagayoshi, Kikuko, Sayaka Osanami Torngren, and Hirohisa Takenoshita
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies

      Volume: 21 Issue: 2 Pages: 171-188

    • DOI

      10.1080/15562948.2022.2109091

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 外国人労働者と日本人労働者の賃金格差:賃金構造基本統計調査の分析から2022

    • Author(s)
      永吉希久子
    • Journal Title

      日本労働研究雑誌

      Volume: 744 Pages: 13-22

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 日本における外国籍者の階層的地位―外国籍者を対象とした全国調査をもとにして2019

    • Author(s)
      永吉希久子
    • Journal Title

      是川夕編『移民・ディアスポラ研究』

      Volume: 8 Pages: 114-133

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Ethnic/racial Ascription-Based or Nationality-based Discrimination? Results from the Online Survey Experiments in Japan2023

    • Author(s)
      Nagayoshi, Kikuko & Akira Igarashi
    • Organizer
      118th American Sociological Association Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Labor Market Positions of Immigrant Workers in Japan: Skill Transferability and Institutionalized Inequality2023

    • Author(s)
      Nagayoshi, Kikuko
    • Organizer
      The 20th ISA World Congress of Sociology
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Intersection of Gender & Migration Status in the Japanese Labor Market2022

    • Author(s)
      Nagayoshi, Kikuko
    • Organizer
      Migration, Ethnicity/Race, Gender, and Labor Market Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa & the Asia-Pacific Region
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Are Western Immigrants in Japan Privileged or Segregated? The Analyses of the Nationally Representative Survey2022

    • Author(s)
      Kikuko Nagayoshi
    • Organizer
      American Sociological Association the 117th Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Ethnic Stratification in Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Kikuko Nagayoshi
    • Organizer
      The 2nd Congress of East Asian Sociological Association
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 日本の移民統合2021

    • Author(s)
      永吉希久子編
    • Total Pages
      280
    • Publisher
      明石書店
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 移民と日本社会2020

    • Author(s)
      永吉希久子
    • Total Pages
      289
    • Publisher
      中央公論新社
    • ISBN
      4121025806
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-02-06   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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