A comparative study of young workers' various job opportunities and marriage pathways in local areas across Japan

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24330155
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Oita University
• Principal Investigator: Ishii Makoto 大分大学, 経済学部, 教授 (60280666)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 宮本 みち子 放送大学, 教養学部, 教授 (60110277) ; 阿部 誠 大分大学, 経済学部, 教授 (80159441) ; 中澤 高志 明治大学, 経営学部, 教授 (70404358)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KIMOTO Kimiko 一橋大学, 社会学研究科, 名誉教授 (50127651) ; NAKAZAWA Takashi 明治大学, 経営学部, 教授 (60110277) ; NAGASU Masaki 九州産業大学, 国際文化学部, 教授 (20369474) ; UENO Keizo 佐賀大学, 教育学部, 教授 (30193824) ; MIYASHITA Saori 名古屋市立大学, 人文社会学部, 准教授 (30447586)
• Research Collaborator: ITAMOTO Yoko NPO法人全国地域結婚支援センター, 代表
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 地方圏 / ライフコース / 若者収入 / 階層化 / 社会保障 / 公共セクター / 婚活 / キャリア教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project focuses on the plight of young people living in local areas.These areas are characterized as suffering from a deterioration of employment opportunities compared to urban areas. We reveal how young people of construct their life-course through the pathway of career and marriage.This is done by exploring mechanisms of self-help. As the results, it is inferred that hierarchization of economic situation between local and urban areas is going on.
What becomes apparent is that youth income is decreasing as result of employment deterioration which leads to an increasing reliance upon parental support. Such a situation leads to an erosion of future career perspective and marriage hopes. We suggest that what is needed is a two-fold social policy that fosters a sense of stability for your people through the expansion of substantial opportunities in the public sector and support for self-employment and start-up businesses.

Free Research Field

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