Family issues on marriage, divorce, and older adults in japan : with special attention to regional variations / Fumie Kumagai.

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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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