Book

Changing patterns of KUMIAI structure in rural Okayama

University of Michigan Press • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1953 • Pages: 1-28

By: Titiev, Mischa.

Abstract
This is a short article dealing with '...the nature of the changes in kumiai social structure that were known to have been going on for many years' (p. 2). The author compared 10 such neighborhood associations from four villages, Kamoson, Shoson, Kojoson, and Fujitason. He divided them into 'mature' and 'recent' and investigated the differences between the two. He concluded that in terms of structural features, there is little difference between the 'mature' and the 'recent' associations, but there are differences in details (p. 9). Furthermore, there is a trend 'away from reliance on and cooperation with relatives and toward greater ties with non-kin...' (p. 11).
Subjects
Community structure
Towns
Cooperative organization
Household
Kin relationships
culture
Okayama
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Asia
Sub Region
East Asia
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Marlene Martin ; 1979: John Beierle; 2009
Field Date
1951
Coverage Date
April-Sept. 1951
Coverage Place
Niiike buraku; Shoshon, near Niiike; Kojoson on Kojima Bay; Fujitason on Kojima Bay, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Notes
Mischa Titiev
Includes bibliographical references
LCSH
Japan--Okayama Prefecture