Background
Kumagai, Fumie was born on August 23, 1943 in Den-en Chofu, Tokyo.
( Modern-day Japan has proven to be a complex nation stru...)
Modern-day Japan has proven to be a complex nation struggling to combine traditional attitudes with the political and social demands of an advanced industrialized economy. This struggle to balance the past with the present has had a significant impact on the structure of human relations in contemporary Japan, particularly in the areas of the family and family dynamics, lifestyles, the education of children, the socialization of youth, women in the workplace, and the elderly. In all cases, we find a dual structure where traditional values and modern practices coexist. Based on a dual perspective that incorporates modern Western capitalism into Japan's traditional agrarian society, this book reveals a complex of cultural assumptions that determine the manners and customs of the Japanese people.
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(Fumie Kumagai, a Japanese family sociologist with keen in...)
Fumie Kumagai, a Japanese family sociologist with keen insight into regional variations and a comparative perspective, analyzes the dynamics and variations in Japanese families throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The theoretical frameworks utilized are the dual structural perspective and the community network in the Information Age Society. This book provides insightful sociological analyses of Japanese families, paying attention not only to national average data, but also to regional variations and community level analyses. It is a paradigm shift from former studies of Japanese families, which relied on national average data only. The focus is on sociocultural variations and the diversity of families in Japan. Topics include marriage, divorce, fertility rates, the elderly, labor force participation, population decline, trends among youth, and the changing roles of women.
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Kumagai, Fumie was born on August 23, 1943 in Den-en Chofu, Tokyo.
Bachelor in Sociology, Keio University, Tokyo, 1969. Master of Arts in Sociology, Kent State University, Ohio, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, University New Hampshire, Durham, 1976. Master of Science in Media and Governance, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan, 1998.
Research assistant Kent State University, 1970—1971. University fellow University Wisconsin, 1971—1974. Instructor, project assistant University New Hampshire, 1974—1976.
Assistant professor sociology Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York, 1976—1978. Instructor sociology Sophia University, Yotsuya, 1978—1981. Visiting professor Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1981—1983, Stanford University, California, 1981—1983, University British Columbia, Vancouver, 1981—1983.
Associate professor sociology International University Japan, Yamato, Minami-Uonuma, Japan, 1983—1987. Fulbright visiting professor University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1987—1988. Professor sociology Kyorin University, Hachioji, since 1988.
(Fumie Kumagai, a Japanese family sociologist with keen in...)
( Modern-day Japan has proven to be a complex nation stru...)
Member of Japanese Association Family Sociology, Japanese Sociological Association, National Council Family Relations, American Sociological Association, International Sociological Association (family research committee).