Marriage and Fertility Behaviour in Japan Economic Status and Value-
This monograph examines the influence of ideational and socio-economic factors on Japanese marriage and fertility behaviour. It also investigates the historical change in attitudes toward partnership and family in Japan, which, if current trends continue,
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Marriage and Fertility Behaviour in Japan Economic Status and Value-Orientation
Marriage and Fertility Behaviour in Japan
Nobutaka Fukuda
Marriage and Fertility Behaviour in Japan Economic Status and Value-Orientation
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Nobutaka Fukuda Tohoku University Sendai Miyagi Japan
ISBN 978-981-10-0292-2 ISBN 978-981-10-0294-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-0294-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015958326 © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by SpringerNature The registered company is Springer Science+Business Media Singapore Pte Ltd.
Sirogane mo Kugane mo tama mo Nanisemuni Masareru takara Ko ni sikame ya mo (Man’yo-‑shu¯, V. xi) My translation What is the use Of securing silver Or gold or sapphire? What can be more precious Than a jewel of a child?
Acknowledgements
The roots of this book go back to my doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford, and I wish to express great thanks to all the people who have contributed to its evolution over several years. I would first like to thank my supervisors at Oxford: David Colman, Richard Smith, and Sheila Johansson. Their critical and constructive comments undoubtedly enriched and heightened the scope of this study. My deep gratitude also goes to Ron Lesthaeghe and Osamu Saito for their very insightful comments and suggestions on family formation in Europe and Japan. I am also grateful to good fellows and colleagues: Eva Bernhardt, Jonathan Bradshaw, Ann Gauthier, Jenny Gierveld, Roger Goodman, Andrew Hinde, John Hobcraft, Jan Hoem, Dirk van de Kaa, John Landers, James McMullen, Arthur Stockwin, Ann Waswo, Christopher Wilson, and Anthony Wrigley. They all generously gave me helpful advice and comments on this study. I started to write this book at Chicago and finished it at Berkeley. I would like to thank Kazuo Yamaguchi (University of Chicago) and John Lie (University of California, Berkeley) for man
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