2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Socialization Function of Coming-of-age Ceremonies of Minorities in theSouthwest China: A Comparative Educational Study
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21530886
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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 |
Sociology of education
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| Research Institution | Kanagawa University of Human Services |
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Principal Investigator |
JIN Longzhe 神奈川県立保健福祉大学, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (20274029)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2012
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| Keywords | 比較教育学 |
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| Research Abstract |
Various ceremonies focusing on the transferring from kids to adults held by the minorities in the Southwest China not only play a role as the supplement of new members to the group of adults, but also function as an important equipment of transmission of racial culture to next generations. For minorities, especially for those with no written languages of their own, modern school system has not functioned as an educational system belonging to the ethnic minorities. In fact, racial tradition and culture are always transmitted outside the school system. This study, through four years of field work, examines the current situation, function and significance of coming-of-age ceremonies, andclarifies the continuation and social dynamic trend of such ceremonies held by the minorities in the Southwest China.
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