Journal of Home Economics of Japan
Online ISSN : 1884-7870
Print ISSN : 0449-9069
ISSN-L : 0449-9069
A Study of Blue-collar Job Wives Living in Small Cities in Rural Areas-II
The General Living Structure of Wives who have Employment (Part 2)
Masu OKAMURAMariko KABEYAZAWA
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1973 Volume 24 Issue 3 Pages 223-227

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This report is the result of the research carried on with the same purpose and method as Part 1, but with the married women working for a factory producing parts of computer machines in the same city. One hundred and eight subjects were obtained. Part 1 and Part 2 also differ in the family structure and family life cycle. Therefore, the analysis was done with the focus on the change in such characteristics and regional features. The following results were obtained.
1) Though 77.8% of the husbands are blue-collar workers, they are different from those in Part 1 in that they live in the agricultural back ground, for many of their parents are farmers. Consequently very often extended families are found among them. The average age of the subjects of this part of our statistic research is younger than that of Part 1 and most of them are in the child-rearing stage in the family life cycle. Other than for financial reasons, they give the reason for working that there are other members (their mothers-in-law in most cases) who can look after the housekeeping. Parents play an important role in family budgeting and social relations.
2) The structure of their way of living indicates the low socioeconomic status of the area. For instance, heating methods have not yet been advanced in spite of the cold climate of the area.
3) Due to the fact that many of the subjects got their first job only after marriage, their attitude towards realizing responsibilities for the work or duly appraising the value of labor has not yet been fully cultivated. The domestic problems arising from working couples have not been clearly settled between them.

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