FAMILY LIFE
In: International social science journal: ISSJ, Volume 13, Issue 1, p. 57-64
ISSN: 0020-8701
Since enforcement of the new Constitution of Japan (1946), the Japanese fam has become increasingly democratized. Constitutional provisions, 'based on the principle of individual dignity & sexual equality,' required reform of the patriarchal fam system & has resulted in: (1) smaller size of Pam's, (2) decreased dependency on children in old age, (3) earlier marriage registration created by women's awareness of their rights, (4) a higher divorce rate, (5) no appreciable decrease in the traditional custom of inheritance of fam properties by the eldest son, but att's are changing among the `younger generations,' & (6) increased equality of women in the fam life areas of: (a) 'soc courtesies,' (b) attending events with husband, (c) `equality of meal,' (d) fam influence, & (e) increased participation in public life. P. D. Montagna.