Doctoral Dissertation Research: Higher Education and Work Histories: Educational Attachment and the Labor Force Attachment of Married Japanese Women

这是一个奖项下的赠款为改善博士论文研究计划。 本研究比较了决定日本女性在结婚后是否会留在劳动力市场的因素，特别关注教育的作用。 它检验了人力资本理论在日本背景下的适用性，并提供了与美国的新比较。 这项研究将基于一项新收集的对日本中部2,000名女性的调查，选择的受访者反映了不同的教育经历。 %%% 本研究将有助于从社会学角度理解女性人力资本与社会分层连续性之间的关系。 这也将增加我们对日本社会的总体理解，以及与美国的比较。 政策制定者应该找到关于工作与家庭之间冲突的有用信息。 除了通过研究取得的科学成果外，该奖项还将在物质上帮助一位非常有前途的学生完成博士研究。论文 因此，它有助于全面培养下一代社会科学家。

This is an award under the Grants for Improving Doctoral Dissertation Research Program. This study compares the factors that determine whether Japanese women will stay in or leave the labor force after marriage, with particular attention to the role of education. It tests the applicability of human capital theory in the Japanese context and provides new comparisons with the United States. The study will be based on a newly-collected survey of 2,000 women in central Japan, with respondents selected to reflect different educational experiences. %%% This study will contribute to the sociological understanding of the relation between women's human capital and the continuity of social stratification. It will also add to our understanding of Japanese society generally and the ways it compares with the United States. Policy makers should find useful information about the conflicts between work and family. In addition to the scientific gains to be achieved by the research, this award will materially assist a highly promising student in completing research for the Ph.D. dissertation. Thus it contributes to the thorough training of the next generation of social scientists.