2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The Study on Muslims' Social Network and their Adaptation in Kanto Metropolitan Area
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17530394
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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
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
TANADA Hirofumi Wased University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Professor, 人間科学学術院, 教授 (20197502)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MURATA Hisashi Yamamura Gakuen College, Dept. of Childcare, Lecturer, 保育学科, 専任講師 (80350445)
TAKAHASHI Yoko Waseda University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Resarch Associate, 人間科学学術院, 助手 (60386654)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2006
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| Keywords | Foreigners in Japan / Islam / Muslim / Ethnicity / East Asia / Social network / Adaptation |
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| Research Abstract |
From Nov.2005 to Jun.2006, we conducted the survey for Foreign Muslims living in Kanto metropolitan area. We got 203 valid sample for our analysis, then we published a preliminary research report in Aug. 2006 using sample data except students' data. In Oct. 2006, on the occasion of annual research meeting held by the Japanese Sociological Society, we made 2 presentation as follows; " Muslim survey in Kanto metropolitan area" and " Types of Muslims living in Japan". To date, the research presentation like these has been very rare, so the researchers' interest are fairly great and many of them participated in the discussion on these themes and we received many useful comments for further study of our survey. In addition to this presentation, we made presentations at the Research meeting on Muslim population, the Japan Society for Multicultural relations, and the annual research meeting of the Japan Society for the Middle East Studies.
Besides the Muslims survey, we conducted Mosque (Islamic temple) survey in East Japan, and published " Detailed Records of Mosque survey" in Dec.2006. Around the end of 2006, we have just started "Survey on Returning Muslim students of ALEPS ( Association for Look-East Policy students)" in Malaysia, because we have intended to confirm international networks between Muslims in Japan and Muslims in overseas. However, due to delay of preparation for this survey, the survey was started in Feb. 2007. So, a preliminary result will be reported in the summer of 2007.
As the result of Muslim survey, we confirmed that the life style of Muslims in Japan are different according to the degree of life satisfaction and adaptation to Japanese society. In the long run, more Muslims will reside permanently in Japan, so the process of intercultural and inter-social communication between Muslims in Japan and Japanese will be great agenda for community problem in future Japan.
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Research Products
(1 results)
