A THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL STUDY OF SOCIAL CONTEXT OF REGIONAL MOBILITY

Research Project

Project/Area Number	62510082
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	社会学(含社会福祉関係)
Research Institution	HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator	IKEGAMI Yosimasa (1988) HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY, 人文学部, 助教授 (60122925) 田中重好弘前大学, 人文学部, 助教授 (50155131)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	KUMADA Tosiro SURUGADAI UNIVERSITY, 法学部, 講師 (10195521)
Project Period (FY)	1987 – 1988
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 1988)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000) Fiscal Year 1988: ¥800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000) Fiscal Year 1987: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Keywords	Social Mobility / Regional Mobility / Life History / 同郷組織 / ライフ・スタイル
Research Abstract	IN STUDYING AOMORI-TOKYO REGIONAL MOBILITY OR MIGRATION, THE AUTHORS FOUND. "SOCIAL CONTEXT" CONCEPT USEFUL IN UNDERSTANDING THE WHOLE MOBILITY STRUCTURE. I.E,WHY AND HOW DO PEOPLE DECIDE TO MOVE IN PREMOBILE STAGE? IS THERE ANY SYSTEM TO FACILITTATE AND ENCOURAGE THE MOBILITY? HOW DO PEOPLE ADJUST TO NEW COMMUNITIES IN POST-MOBILE STAGE? FURTHERMORE, "WHAT IS THE REAL MEANING OF MOBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES?" IS CONSIDERED. THIS INQUIRY IS DEVIDED INTO TWO PARTS, ONE IS THEORETICAL DISCUSSION ON REGIONAL MOBILITY. ANOTHER IS CASE STUDY, INTENCIVE INTERVIEW RECORDS OF MOVERS' LIFE-COURSES. AS FOR THEORETICAL DISCUSSIONS,WE FIRSTLY RE-EXAMINE SELECTED STUDIES ON "EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MOBILITY". THESE STUDIES HAVE MUCH CONCERNED WITH PROCESSES OF MOBILITY, BUT, LESS CONCERNED WITH THE SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OR ADAPTAION PROCESSES IN POST-MOBILE PHASE. AS FOR THE INTERVIEWS TO THE MOBILE-PERSONS, WE PRIMARILY FOCUS ON THE PROBLEM, "WHAT INFLUENCE DO SUCH INVOLVEMENT HAVE ON THE CHANGES OF LIFE-STYLES? WHAT KIND OF SOCIAL NETWORKS DO MAKE THE ADAPTAION PROCESSES SMOOTHER?" FOR PARTICULARS REFER TO THE REPORT ENTAITLED "A STUDY OF SOCIAL CONTEXT OF REGIONAL MOBILITY" NEITHER PRIMARY RELATIONSHIPS NOR "DOKYO-SOSIKI", ASSOCIATIONS OF PEOPLE FROM THE SAME PROVINCE, PROVIDE IN CRISIS "HAVENS OF SAFETY." THEY PROVIDE A PSYCHOLOGICAL "CUSION" DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PHASE, VERY EARY STAGE AFTER THE MOBILITY.