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Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan : With Special Attention to Regional Variations / / by Fumie Kumagai
| Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan : With Special Attention to Regional Variations / / by Fumie Kumagai |
| Autore | Kumagai Fumie |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
| Disciplina |
300
301 304.6 305 |
| Soggetto topico |
Social groups
Family Demography Anthropology Cultural studies Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging Cultural Studies |
| ISBN | 981-287-185-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction: A New View on Changes in Japanese Families -- 1.1: Two Theoretical Frameworks for the Study of Family Issues in Japan -- 1.2: A Dual Structural Model of the Japanese Family-The Modified Stem -- Family -- 1.3: Regional Variations by Prefecture: Haihan Chiken (Dissolution of Domains and Establishment of Prefectures).-1.4: Data and Methods -- 1.4.1: Data -- 1.4.2: Analytic Strategy -- 1.5: Family Issues to Be Discussed -- References -- Chapter 2: Demographic Changes in Japan -- 2.1: Introduction -- 2.2: Changes in the Japanese Household Structure — the Nuclear Family -- 2.3: Changes in the Three-Generation Family -- 2.4: Family Size: Changes and Projections for the Average Number of Persons in a Household by Prefecture -- 2.5: Demographics of the Japanese Elderly -- 2.5.1: The Graying of Japan — Population Aging and Fertility Decline -- 2.5.2: Declining Birth Rates and Total Fertility Rates (TFR) -- 2.5.3: The Baby Boomer Generations -- 2.5.4: The Longevity Revolution: Rising Life Expectancy -- 2.5.5: Aging of the Elderly Population -- 2.5.6: Marital Status of Japanese Elderly -- 2.5.7: Japanese Elderly and Family Relations -- 2.6: Living Arrangements of the Elderly -- 2.6.1: With Family -- 2.6.2: Problems Associated with Coresidency Living Arrangements -- 2.7: Regional Variations of the Japanese Elderly -- 2.8: Conclusion -- References -- Chapter: 3: History of Courtship and Marriage in Japan -- 3.1: Historical Perspective -- 3.1.1: Primitive Times of Jyomon and Yayoi: BC 12,000–AD 240 -- 3.1.2: Yamato (Tumulus) Era: from the 3rd to the 6th Century -- 3.1.3: Asuka – Early Heian: 593-1000 -- 3.1.4: Mid-End Heian Period -- 3.1.5: End Heian Period: The end of 11th to the end of the 12th century -- 3.1.6: Kamakura Shogunate and Nanboku-cho: 1192-1333-1336 -- 3.1.7: Muromachi Shogunate – Edo Shogunate -- 3.1.8: Meiji – Taisho – Showa –Present (Heisei): Yoriai-kon -- 3.2: Attitudes toward Marriage and Mate Selection -- 3.2.1: Miai-kekkon and Ren-ai-kekkon -- 3.2.2: High Ages at First Marriage and the Delayed Marriage -- 3.2.3: Life-time Singlehood -- 3.2 4: Live Births to Unmarried Mothers -- 3.2.5: De facto Partnerships: Cohabitation -- 3.2.6: Roles and Functions of the Nakoudo: the traditional vs. the new -- 3.3: The Current Situation -- 3.3.1: Commercial Matchmaking/Dating Agency -- 3.3.2: Matchmaking by Local Communities and/or Municipal Offices -- 3.3.3: Machi-kon, the Town Based Marriage-meeting Events -- 3.4: Conclusion: Kon-katsu -- References -- Chapter 4: International Marriage in Japan: A Strategy to Maintain Rural Farm Households -- 4.1: Introduction -- 4.1.1: Two Opposing Views on International Marriage -- 4.1.2: International Marriage as a New Way to Maintain Rural Farm -- Households -- 4.2: International Marriage in Japan -- 4.2.1: Historical Development -- 4.2.2: Demographic Features of International Marriages: Foreign Brides versus Foreign Grooms -- 4.3: Regional Variations of International Marriages by Prefecture -- 4.3.1: International Marriages: Percentage of Total -- 4.3.2: Japanese Wife/Foreign Husband: Percentage of Total -- 4.3.3: Japanese Husband/Foreign Wife: Percentage of Total -- 4.4: Yamagata Prefecture-Pioneering Prefecture for International Marriage in Japan Today -- 4.4.1: Foreign Residents in Yamagata Prefecture -- 4.4.2: Nationalities -- 4.4.3: Correlation between Number of Foreigners and Household Type by Municipality -- 4.4.4: A Brief History of Foreign Brides in Yamagata Prefecture -- 4.4.5: Asahi-machi -- 4.4.6: Tozawa-mura -- 4.5: Three Reports on Research into Family Relations in Yamagata Prefecture -- 4.5.1: “Survey Report on the Attitudes toward Families in Yamagata Prefecture” (Association for International Relations in Yamagata: AIRY, 2006) -- 4.5.2: “Report on the Questionnaire Survey Research on Foreigners Residing in Yamagata Prefecture” (Association for International Relations in Yamagata: AIRY, 2011) -- 4.5.3:Yamagata Prefecture Bureau of International Economic Exchange (2014) -- 4.6: Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Changing Divorce in Japan: With Special Attention to Regional Variations -- 5.1: Introduction -- 5.2: A Brief History of Divorce in Japan -- 5.2.1: The First Period: 1883–1897 -- 5.2.2: The Second Period: 1898–1899 -- 5.2.3: An Overview of Japanese Divorce: 1960 to 2013 -- 5.3: Three Conspicuous Characteristics of Divorce in Japan -- 5.3.1: Duration of Marriage before Divorce -- 5.3.2: Child Custody in Divorce -- 5.3.3: Divorce by Mutual Agreement -- 5.4: Regional Variations in Divorce -- 5.5: Some Cultural Explanation of Divorce in Japan -- 5.5.1: Prefectures with Low Divorce Rates Today: Niigata and Shimane -- 5.5.2: Prefectures with High Divorce Rates Today: Hokkaido, Okinawa, Osaka, Fukuoka, Miyazaki, and Kochi -- 5.6: Conclusion -- References -- 6: Late-Life Divorce in Japan Revisited: Effects of the Old-age Pension Division Scheme -- 6.1: Introduction -- 6.2: Recent Changes in Divorce in Japan -- 6.3: Duration of Marriage Prior to Divorce -- 6.4: Late-Life Divorce and the Year 2007 Issue -- 6.5: Baby Boomers and the Duration of Marriage at the Time of Divorce -- 6.6: Higher Divorce Rate among Younger Couples over Veteran Couples -- 6.7: Reasons for Late-Life Divorce -- 6.7.1: Divorce by Mutual Agreement or by Judicial Procedure -- 6.7.2: Reasons for Divorce -- 6.7.3: Motives for Late-Life Divorce -- 6.8: Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Japanese Elders Living Apart: Policy Suggestions -- 7.1: Introduction -- 7.2: Living Arrangements of the Elderly: Living Alone Households -- 7.2.1: Family Size -- 7.2.2: Living Alone Households by Sex and by Age-Group -- 7.2.3: Proportions of the Household Type in which the Elderly Sixty-Five and Over Reside by Prefecture -- 7.2.4: Elderly-Headed Households -- 7.2.5: Living Alone Households of Japanese Elderly by Sex -- 7.2.6: Elderly Living Alone Households of the Total Elderly-Headed Households -- 7.2.7: Elderly 75 and Over-Headed Households -- 7.3: Yamagata and Kagoshima Prefectures -- 7.3.1: Yamagata Prefecture -- 7.3.2: Kagoshima Prefecture -- 7.3.3: Yamagata: High Rate of Coresidency and Low Rates of Elderly One and Two-Person Households -- 7.3.4: Kagoshima: High Rate of Elderly Living Alone Households -- 7.4: Successful Aging of Japanese Elders Living Alone -- 7.4.1: Measurements of Successful Aging -- 7.4.2: Five Major Factors -- 7.4.3: Elders Living Alone: Yamagata Prefecture -- 7.4.4: Elders Living Alone: Kagoshima Prefecture -- 7.4.5: Elders Living Alone: Tokyo Metropolitan Area: Minato Ward -- 7.5: Policy Recommendations for the Elderly Living Alone -- 7.6: Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Conclusion - Toward Globalization of Japanese Families -- 8.1: Toward Globalization through the Field of Family Sociology -- 8.2: Summary of Major Findings, Implications and Limitations of the Book -- 8.3: Relating the Dual Structural Model to the Family Issues Discussed -- 8.4: The Future of Japanese Families -- 8.4.1: Japanese Families in the Era of Population Decline -- 8.4.2: Japanese Families with Working Mothers -- 8.4.3: Japanese Families and Global Cooperation -- 8.5: Japan as a Global Partner -- References -- Index. |
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Municipal Power and Population Decline in Japan : Goki-Shichido and Regional Variations / / by Fumie Kumagai
| Municipal Power and Population Decline in Japan : Goki-Shichido and Regional Variations / / by Fumie Kumagai |
| Autore | Kumagai Fumie |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 pages) |
| Disciplina | 304.60952 |
| Soggetto topico |
Demography
Social policy Aging Social groups Family Families Families—Social aspects Social Policy Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging |
| ISBN | 981-15-4234-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Issues and Theoretical Framework -- Chapter 2: Methodology -- Chapter 3: Population-Sustaining Power and Marriage Power by Prefecture and by Municipality in 2013, 2040, and 2045 (Projected) -- Chapter 4: Tokyo and Aichi Prefectures in Tokaido of Goki Shichido and Their Municipal Power -- Chapter 5: Small but Lively Municipalities Taking Advantage of Closeness to Central Cities in Western Japan: Ryukyu, Saikaido, and Kinai -- Chapter 6: Successful Municipal Revitalization in Devastated Communities in Eastern Japan: Some Examples from Aomori and Yamagata Prefectures in Tosando -- Chapter 7: People in a Small Municipality and on a Remote Island Connect Online to the Outside: Some Examples in Sannindo and Nannkaido -- Chapter 8: Conclusion: What Can Be Done Before the Municipality “Disappears” -- Indexes. |
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Shrinking Japan and regional variations : along the Tokaido / / Fumie Kumagai
| Shrinking Japan and regional variations : along the Tokaido / / Fumie Kumagai |
| Autore | Kumagai Fumie |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2023] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (139 pages) |
| Disciplina | 304.6 |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in population studies |
| Soggetto topico | Population |
| ISBN |
9789811996092
9789811996085 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1: Introduction: Shrinking Japan, the Goki-Shichido, the Tokaido, the Municipal Power, and the Methodology -- Chapter 2: Shizuoka Prefecture along the Tokaido of the Goki-Shichido and Regional Variations -- Chapter 3: Mie Prefecture along the Tokaido of the Goki-Shichido and Regional Variations -- Chapter 4: Epilogue: What Will the Population Be Along the Tokaido beyond the Coronavirus Pandemic. |
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Shrinking Japan and regional variations : along the Hokurikudo and the Tosando I / / Fumie Kumagai
| Shrinking Japan and regional variations : along the Hokurikudo and the Tosando I / / Fumie Kumagai |
| Autore | Kumagai Fumie |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (108 pages) |
| Disciplina | 304.6 |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in Population Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Demography
Population Human geography |
| ISBN | 981-16-6152-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Prologue: Introducing This Volume I -- Contents -- 1 Introduction: Issues, Theoretical Framework, and Methodology -- Abstract -- 1.1 Shrinking Japan Defined -- 1.1.1 Total Population -- 1.1.2 Population Aging -- 1.2 Regional Variations by Prefecture -- 1.2.1 Regions and Prefectures of Present-Day Japan -- 1.2.2 Shrinking Japan by Prefecture Today -- 1.3 Goki-Shichido and Baku-Han Taisei Defined -- 1.3.1 Regional Variations within the Same Prefecture -- 1.3.2 Baku-Han Taisei -- 1.4 Municipal Power Defined -- 1.5 Basis for the Selection of Prefectures for In-Depth Studies -- 1.6 Basis for the Selection of Municipalities within the Prefecture -- 1.7 Methodology of the Study -- 1.7.1 Small Area Open Data -- 1.7.2 Visualization of the Municipal Data -- 1.7.3 Variables Affecting the Population Increase Rate (%) in 2013 -- 1.8 Notes -- References -- 2 Niigata Prefecture in the Hokurikudo of the Goki-Shichido and Regional Variations -- Abstract -- 2.1 The Hokurikudo, the Hokuriku Region, and the Outlook of Niigata Prefecture -- 2.1.1 The Hokurikudo and the Hokuriku Region -- 2.1.2 The Outlook of Niigata Prefecture -- 2.2 A Brief History of Niigata Prefecture -- 2.2.1 Prehistoric Times -- 2.2.2 Ancient Times -- 2.2.3 Middle Ages -- 2.2.4 The Early Modern Period -- 2.2.5 Modern Times -- 2.2.6 Present Day -- 2.3 Population of Niigata Prefecture Today -- 2.3.1 Total Population of Niigata Prefecture -- 2.3.2 Demographic Changes in Niigata Prefecture: October 2018 to September 2019 -- 2.3.3 Demographic Changes in Niigata Prefecture by Municipality -- 2.3.4 Population Dynamics of Exodus from Niigata Prefecture -- 2.4 Household Type, Marriage Power, and Population-Sustaining Power: Niigata Prefecture by Region, Seiro-machi, Kariwa-mura, and Awashimaura-mura.
2.5 Population Changes by Age Group: Niigata Prefecture, Seiro-machi, Awashimaura-mura, and Kariwa-mura -- 2.5.1 Population Changes in Niigata Prefecture -- 2.5.2 Population Changes in Kariwa-mura -- 2.6 Radar Chart of Niigata Prefecture: Seiro-machi, Kariwa-mura, and Awashimaura-mura -- 2.7 Municipal Power of Seiro-machi of the Kaetsu Region in Echigo Province -- 2.7.1 An Overview, a Brief History, and the Port of Niigata in Seiro-machi -- 2.7.2 Industries in Seiro-machi -- 2.7.3 Population Changes in Seiro-machi -- 2.7.4 Municipal Power of Seiro-machi: Japan Soccer College (JSC) -- 2.7.5 Unresolved Issues of Seiro-machi -- 2.8 Municipal Power of Awashimaura-mura of Kaetsu Region in Echigo Province -- 2.8.1 An Overview of Awashimaura-mura -- 2.8.2 A Brief History of Awashimaura-mura -- 2.8.3 Population Changes in Awashimaura-mura -- 2.8.4 Municipal Power of Awashimaura-mura: Shiokaze Study Abroad Program -- 2.8.5 Unresolved Issues of Awashimaura-mura -- 2.9 Notes -- References -- 3 Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokurikudo of the Goki-Shichido and Regional Variations -- Abstract -- 3.1 The Outlook of Ishikawa Prefecture -- 3.2 Regions of Ishikawa Prefecture -- 3.3 A Brief History of Ishikawa Prefecture -- 3.4 Industry in Ishikawa Prefecture Today -- 3.5 Population of Ishikawa Prefecture Today -- 3.5.1 The Total Population of Ishikawa Prefecture -- 3.5.2 Birth, Death, and Total Fertility Rate in Ishikawa Prefecture -- 3.5.3 Age at First Marriage, and Lifetime Singlehood -- 3.5.4 Older Adult Population and Living Alone -- 3.5.5 Population Dynamics of Moving Out of Ishikawa Prefecture -- 3.6 Household Type, Marriage Power, and Population-Sustaining Power: Ishikawa Prefecture by Region, Nonoichi-shi, Kawakita-machi, and Noto-cho -- 3.7 Population Changes by Age Group: Ishikawa Prefecture, Nonoichi-shi, Kawakita-machi, and Noto-cho. 3.8 Radar Chart of Ishikawa Prefecture: Nonoichi-shi, Kawakita-machi, and Noto-cho -- 3.9 Municipal Power of Nonoichi-shi of the Southern Kaga Region in Kaga Province -- 3.9.1 An Overview and Brief History of Nonoichi-shi -- 3.9.2 Industries in Nonoichi-shi and the Ishikawa Central Metropolitan Area Cooperation Agreement -- 3.9.3 Population Changes in Nonoichi-shi -- 3.9.4 Unresolved Issues of Nonoichi-shi -- 3.10 Municipal Power of Noto-cho of the Northern Noto Region in Noto Province -- 3.10.1 An Overview and a Brief History of Noto-cho -- 3.10.2 Municipal Power of Noto-cho: Culture and Industry -- 3.10.3 Population Changes in Noto-cho -- 3.10.4 Efforts to Revive and Develop Noto High School: Noto High School Attractiveness Project -- 3.10.5 Unresolved Issues of Noto-cho -- 3.11 Notes -- References. |
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Shrinking Japan and Regional Variations: Along the Sannyodo / / by Fumie Kumagai
| Shrinking Japan and Regional Variations: Along the Sannyodo / / by Fumie Kumagai |
| Autore | Kumagai Fumie |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (145 pages) |
| Disciplina | 304.6 |
| Collana | Population Studies of Japan |
| Soggetto topico |
Demography
Population Human geography Cultural geography Ethnology Social structure Equality Community development Social service Population and Demography Social and Cultural Geography Sociocultural Anthropology Social Structure Social Work and Community Development |
| ISBN | 981-9710-07-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: The Sannyodo of the Goki-Shichido -- Hiroshima Prefecture along the Sannyodo of the Goki-Shichido and Regional Variations -- Yamaguchi Prefecture along the Sannyodo of the Goki-Shichido and Regional Variations -- Epilogue: What Will the Population Be Along the Sannyodo beyond the Coronavirus Pandemic -- Author Index -- Subject Index. |
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Kumagai Fumie
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| Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 | ||
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