2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Ideology of Family and Marriage in the US Occupation of Japan
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19710224
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Gender
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| Research Institution | Kansai University |
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Principal Investigator |
TOYOTA Maho Kansai University, 文学部, 准教授 (20434821)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2007 – 2010
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| Keywords | ジェンダー史 / 日米女性史 / 家族 / 日本占領 / アメリカ |
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| Research Abstract |
This study aims to reevaluate the historical significance of the so-called "women's emancipation policy" during the U.S. occupation of Japan after World War II, using family ideologies as a focus. By viewing the occupation as a stage where the American and Japanese ideologies of gender and family met and sometimes clashed, this study analyzes the family-related policies of the period, including population policy and reproductive control. It shows that the laws and legal systems established during the occupation were based on the modern family ideologies of the time, and used eugenics to eliminate "unfit" individuals from the family image.
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