2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Generational Change in Family Relationships : A Case of Farming Families Executing Family Management Agreement
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17500514
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
General human life sciences
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| Research Institution | Jumonji University |
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Principal Investigator |
OTOMO Yukeko Jumonji University, The Faculty of Social and Infrmation Sciences, Associate Professor, 社会情報学部, 助教授 (00286121)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2006
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| Keywords | Family Management Agreement / Family Life Agreement / Family Farming / Family Relationships / Generational Change / Lifecourse / Gender Equality / Agricultural Policy |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this study is to clarify generational change in family relationships in current Japan, according to a case study of typical farming families executing Family Management Agreement.
The Family Management Agreement in Japan can trace its history back to Family Agreement after 1960s. In order to improve modernized independent farming families the Japanese government introduced Family Agreement, which was at that time a father-son contract for seeking democratic family relationship and modernized farm management In 1995 Family Agreement was renamed Family Management Agreement for partnership within farm families and for empowerment of farming women under the policy toward developing a gender-equal society.
This study is based on nationwide survey of farming households executing Family Management Agreement I conducted an authorized interview with the staff at the Regional Agricultural Administration Offices (RAAO) Agricultural Extension Service, Women and Youth Affairs in different
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locations throughout Japan. The interviewed in this survey were introduced by the local Extension Service Centers, which evaluated as regions with well-promoted Family Management Agreement by the RAAO staff in charge and by the Expert Extension Workers at the prefectural level Although the access to original documentation of Family Management Agreement became difficult after the enactment of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information in 2005, here we could see several still valid samples, obtainable thanks to the Extension Worker's collaboration and assistance.
The main findings from these comparative studies are as follows :
1) In an aged society like Japan, generational change of stem-family household is to be dilatory. Because of changing life expectancy timing of succession to the household directorship tends to get certain delay in younger generation. The Family Management Agreement should be effective on fostering young farm managers. However, over ten years have passed since the beginning of its promotion and the fanning families pioneering in Family Management Agreement are currently facing the challenge of farm transfer to younger generation. The usefulness of Family Management Agreement for family-farm succession has to be reconsidered today.
2) Though there are some middle-aged women who achieved their status in family farm management, the Family Management Agreement has not been effective evenly on every generation. Younger women tend to be responsible for general household duties until their children reach school age, because housework and childcare are considered one of the tasks for family farm management. In this case, the Family Management Agreement causes career-loss to younger women. Less
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Research Products
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