婚姻における女性の学歴と社会階層-戦前期日本の場合-

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The main theme of this paper lies in clarifying the functions of educational credentials for Japanese women in the pre-war period. In pre-war Japan, it was only women from upper and middle-class families who could enjoy secondary and higher education, and most of them received education not for getting jobs but as a symbol of their high social status. In a society where marriage was not a matter between the individuals but their families, the educational background of a woman was important as an indicator of the social status of her family. As the new class structure which was based mainly on the type and level of the educational credentials was established, men (especially those of upper and upper-middle class) began to require their future wives to have educational qualifications befitting their socialstatus. This trend was most apparent within the elite circle. What sort of educational background did the wives of these elites who graduated from the leading institutions of higher education have? How were their marital relations affected by their educational background? These questions are considered by an analysis of data collected from various social registers.
日本教育社会学会の論文
1987-09-30