女性性に関する研究の動向と展望について : 生涯発達的視点の必要性

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This article reviews previous research on femininity in the field of psychology and in the learning of a proximal domain mainly focusing on research trends in Japan. In psychological research, differences are found corresponding to sex/gender roles deriving from biological differences. This research has lead to a change from the view that masculinity and femininity are two poles of the same dimension to the view that they are different dimensions. When the characteristics of femininity were examined, the item of appearance was included in a measure that was developed in Japan. Appearance is a more important facet of femininity even than motherhood. However, in recent years, research on femininity has declined in psychological research; on the other hand, in educational sociology or pedagogy, the new viewpoint considers "femininity as a means." Finally, in future research, we need to examine the viewpoint of life-span development and the femininity of the middle aged - a topic that has not attracted attention until now.