A PRACTICAL STUDY OF THE STIGUMA ON SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES

本研究的目的是发现和研究;（）SY. [）千叶县千叶、松户、丑志、泽原四个城市单亲母亲家庭的生活状况，以及母亲们对日常生活、育儿和人际关系的感受或发现，（]SY.encircled2. [）调查了千叶县的单亲母亲家庭的福利服务状况，以及社会工作者对“母子福利”制度的认识，并对单亲家庭的社会劣势和污名化进行了研究，发现城市间单亲母亲家庭的生活状况存在显著差异。与千叶和松户的母亲相比，周市和泽原的母亲更倾向于从事农业或渔业工作，收入较低，从父母那里获得经济支持，以及在与丈夫分居后与父母住在一起。在四个城市中，超过一半的母亲在生活费、就业、抚养和教育子女方面存在困难。在人际关系方面，约三分之一的母亲与前夫或其亲属关系困难。近半数母亲担心子女在婚姻、就业、户籍等方面的不利影响。这些对孩子的担心在Choushi和Sawara比在千叶和松户更多。总体而言，研究发现，与大城市相比，城市单亲家庭的母亲面临更多的困难和社会劣势，社会工作者认识到单亲母亲的经济支持和自立问题。此外，研究发现单亲家庭在金融服务、日间照顾服务、公共房屋服务、就业服务及职业培训等方面有即时的福利需求。

The purpose of this research is to find and to study ; (]SY.encircled1.[) the living condition of single-mother families in four cities, Chiba, Matsudo, Choushi and Sawara, in Chiba Prefecture and how the mothers feel or find about their everyday life, child-rearing, and human relations, (]SY.encircled2.[) the condition of welfare service for single mother famillies in Chiba Prefectur, and the social workers' awareness of Mother-and-Chiled Welfare system.It is tried to study of social disadvantages and stigma of single-parent families.It was found the significant differences of the living condition of single-mother families among cities. The mothers in Choushi and Sawara are more likely to work in farm or fishing, to have low income, to get financial support from their parent, and to have or had lived with their parents since the separation from thier husband, than mothers in Chiba and Matsudo.In four cities, more than half of mothers have difficulties with living expenses, employment, rearing and education of children. As for human relations, about one third of mothers have difficulties on relation with ex-husband or his relatives. About half of mothers are worried about disadvantages of child on marriage, em-ployment, and the family register. These worriness on children are found more in Choushi and Sawara than in Chiba and Matsudo. Over all, it is found that mothers in local cities have more dilliculties and social disadvantages because of a single-parent family than in big cities.Social workers recognize the issues of financial support and self-reliance as a mother as well as a woman for single mothers. In addition, it is found that there are immediate welfare needs of financial service, day care service, public housing service, employment service and vocational training for single-mother families.