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Mothering in Japanese Society: Its Cultural Value

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24720395
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Cultural anthropology/Folklore
Research InstitutionInternational Christian University

Principal Investigator

MORIKI Yoshie  国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 准教授 (00552340)

Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Keywords母親業 / 価値観 / 女性の労働 / 少子化 / 夫婦の親密性 / 夫婦の関係性 / 親密性 / 添い寝 / セックスレス / 幸福度 / 女性の労働参加 / 日本 / タイ / フォーカスグループ / スクリーニング / 子育て / 無名性 / 信憑性 / 質問事項調整 / 分析
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated mothering values and the ways they are expressed in the daily life of Japanese. The analyses of the focus group data reveal marked impacts of mothering on people’s decision making, from such small issues as mothers’ outings alone to those of employment. It is clear that the values of direct and dedicated mothering are firmly internalized so that people try to refrain from activities that separate a child-mother pair. People also tend to try their best, however demanding the requirements might be, to achieve the culturally prescribed standards. The findings of the study provide clues for how Japanese society might cope with a pressing labor shortage and social cries to push more mothers into the labor force, while taking into account underlying cultural values. If women’s labor force participation can be made to look more beneficial for children, people’s attitudes toward women’s employment may become more positive.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2016 2014 2013 2012 Other

All Journal Article (1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 2 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Mothering, Co-sleeping, and Sexless Marriages: Implications for the Japanese Population Structure2012

    • Author(s)
      Yoshie Moriki
    • Journal Title

      The Journal of Social Science, ICU

      Volume: 74 Pages: 27-45

    • NAID

      110009477382

    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Mothering and Work Detachment: Insight into Future of Female Labor Participation in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      Yoshie Moriki
    • Organizer
      International Symposium Family in Transition
    • Place of Presentation
      Waseda University
    • Year and Date
      2016-01-23
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Happiness in "endurance": Impacts of internalized parenting norms2014

    • Author(s)
      Yoshie Moriki
    • Organizer
      International Conference, Deciphering theSocial DNA of Happiness: Life Course Perspectives from Japan
    • Place of Presentation
      Australia, University of Vienna
    • Year and Date
      2014-04-24 – 2014-04-26
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Impact of Mothering on Demographic Behaviors in Japanese Society: Labor Shortage and the Preference for Parent-Child Co-Sleeping2013

    • Author(s)
      Yoshie Moriki
    • Organizer
      XXVII International Union for Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) Population Conference, Busan, Korea
    • Place of Presentation
      釜山(韓国)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 母親業という価値観と少子化対策の互恵関係の関係性

    • Author(s)
      森木美恵
    • Organizer
      第64回日本人口学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学駒場キャンパス
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Low Fertility and Reproductive Health in East Asia (Chapter 9 Sexless marriages in Japan: Prevalence and reasons)2014

    • Author(s)
      Yoshie Moriki, Kenji Hayashi, and Rikiya Matsukura
    • Total Pages
      220
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 『タイを知るための60章』より「少子高齢化と老親扶養問題:新たなるタイ社会の課題」(章)2014

    • Author(s)
      森木美恵
    • Publisher
      明石書店
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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