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2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Variety and uniformity of socialism experiences: Examining relationship between people and things in the production process

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 23720425
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Cultural anthropology/Folklore
Research InstitutionHokusei Gakuen University Junior College (2013-2014)
National Museum of Ethnology (2012)
Kobe Yamate University (2011)

Principal Investigator

KAZATO Mari  北星学園大学短期大学部, その他部局等, 講師 (90452292)

Project Period (FY) 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
Keywordsポスト社会主義社会 / モンゴル / 物質文化 / 社会変化 / 畜産物 / フェルト / 乳製品 / 移動式住居ゲル
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research examined the method of production, the circulation, the consumption, and the global change of things which took root in the local culture and the natural environment in post-socialist countries such as Mongolia, with attention to the national policies, the social change, and people’s mobility. As a result, the following were made clear.
[1] The mobile residence, ger, felt, silver products, and food have changed through the 20th and 21st centuries, which was influenced by unique technologies, local relationships, and national policies.
[2] Though urbanization advanced in Mongolia after the 20th century, the life course of the people included living in both rural and urban areas. A ger has the characteristic of a flexibility to be extended or reduced in size along with time. The ger supported people’s mobility and comfortable life in both rural and urban areas.

Free Research Field

文化人類学

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Published: 2016-06-03  

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