Succession of Family Farming and Change of "IE" in rural Society

本研究的目的是通过对家庭耕作的继承和妇女在IE中的独立的研究，来阐明IE在乡村社会中的变化。因此，笔者调查了库比基地区的青年农民群体和新泻县佐渡区的果农群体的形成和发展。我试着对小组成员进行密集的访谈，主要发现：当年轻人说服自己选择务农，当他们开始从事务农时，他们与同时代的其他年轻农民的关系具有很大的意义。Kakizaki的年轻农民和新农民通过参加该小组(“Ibukinokai”)得到了支持和鼓励。在农业传承方面，这种年轻的农民网络正在逐渐取代传统的农村社会(IE和Mura)。然后，我从农村妇女的地位和作用的角度考察了IE中女性独立的倾向。在佐渡区马诺镇的西市三川水果种植协会的案例中，农村妇女一方面在她们的农场家庭劳动过程中发挥了重要作用。他们对自己的角色充满信心和自豪感。但另一方面，他们在管理家庭生育方面并不总是独立的决策者。本研究项目中的一些问题仍有待解决。特别是，必须考虑三个不同维度之间的关系。也就是说，女性在现代社会中的总体状况，特定时间和地点的文化语境，以及她们的主观意义世界。下一次我会试着澄清这些复杂的现实。

The aim of this study is to clarify the changes of "IE" in rural society by researching the succession of family farming and women's independence in IE. So, I investigate the formation and development of the young farmers' group in Kubiki district, and the fruit growing farmers' group in Sado district, Niigata pref. I tried intensive interviews with the members of the groups to approach this theme.The main findings is as follows : when young people convinced themselves of making a choice of farming as their occupation, and when they came to grips with farming, their relationship with other young farmers in the same generation has a great deal of significance. Young farmers in Kakizaki and new farmers were supported and encouraged by taking part in the group ("Ibukinokai"). In terms of agricultural succession, this young farmers' network is gradually taking place of the conventional rural society ("IE" and "MURA").And then, I examine the tendency of women's independence in IE from the viewpoint of the rural women's position and role. In the case of "Nishi-Mikawa fruit growing association" in Mano Town in Sado district, rural women have played an important role in their farm family labor processes on the one hand. They have great confidence and pride about their role. But, the other, they have not always been independent decision-makers in managing their family farming.Some problems remain unsolved in this research project. Especially, the relationship among three different dimensions must be considered. That is, the situation of women in modern society in general, the cultural context in particular time and place, and the world of subjective meanings of them. I'm going to try to clear up these complexed reality next time.