A PRACTICAL STUDY OF THE STIGUMA ON SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES

本研究的目的是发现和研究；[]SY.encircled1.[)千叶县千叶、松户、初市、泽原四个城市单亲母亲家庭的生活状况及母亲对日常生活、育儿、人际关系的感受和发现；[]SY.encircled2.[)千叶县单亲母亲家庭的福利服务状况，以及社工对母婴福利制度的认识。它试图研究单亲家庭的社会劣势和耻辱。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，长市和泽原的母亲更有可能在农场或渔业工作，收入较低，从父母那里获得经济支持，并且在与丈夫分居后与父母住在一起。在四个城市，超过一半的母亲在生活费用、就业、抚养和教育孩子方面存在困难。在人际关系方面，约三分之一的母亲与前夫或前夫亲戚的关系有困难。大约一半的母亲担心孩子在婚姻、就业和户籍方面处于不利地位。这些对儿童的担忧在初市和泽原比千叶和松户更多。总的来说，研究发现，由于单亲家庭，当地城市的母亲比大城市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作为母亲和女性的经济支持和自力更生问题。此外，还发现单亲母亲家庭在金融服务、日托服务、公共住房服务、就业服务和职业培训等方面存在着迫切的福利需求。

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.