1. FAMILY Japanand United States John Hadfield

2. Focus Evolution of the family systems Evolution of the family systems Roles of the members in the family Roles of the members in the family Family values Family values

3. JAPAN Family System Traditional Family System Modern Family System

4. JAPAN Traditional Family System Also know as ie Preserve household resources Hierarchy

5. JAPAN Roles of the Family Eldest son Get married and live with parents Become head of household Inherit everything

6. JAPAN Roles of the Family Adopted son Occurs when a family has no sons The daughter’s husband becomes head of the household

7. JAPAN Roles of the Family Wife of the eldest son Housewife (shufu) The mother-in-law would teach her the ways of the family Take care of husband’s parents

8. JAPAN Roles of the Family Other sons Fend for themselves Marry into a family Daughters Marry into other households

9. JAPAN Traditional Family System Marriage Arranged marriages Daughter-in-law needs to prove herself to the family Divorce was fairly common

10. JAPAN Decline of the Traditional Family System More and more nuclear families Ie system abolished in 1947

11. JAPAN Modern Family System Similar to US family system Consists of parents and children and occasionally grandparents “The Japanese way”

12. JAPAN Modern Family System Marriage Marriage based on choice Low divorce rate

13. United States Colonial Family System Patriarchy Family essential for survival Family dependent on each other Everyone did their part Extended Family

14. United States Colonial Family System Marriage Average marriage lasted 10 years Marriage based on material goods

15. United States Industrialization More people working outside the house Marriages based more on love A shift to a nuclear family system

16. United States Ideal Family In the 1950’s the ideal family was portrayed on TV Two parents with one or two children

17. United States Today’s Family Typically nuclear families High divorce rate Working mothers Let kids make mistakes

18. United States and Japan Contrasting Differences in Japan Men work much longer hours Women are mostly housewives Lower divorce rate

19. “It is a parent’s duty to see that his/her child receives a good education even if it entails sacrifices.” United States Disagree Strongly:.1% Disagree Somewhat: 2.2% Not Sure:.8% Agree Somewhat: 21.3% Agree Strongly: 75.5% Japan Disagree Strongly: 28.6% Disagree Somewhat: 35.5% Not Sure: 2.4% Agree Somewhat: 22.3% Agree Strongly: 11.2%

20. “It is best to leave as much property as possible to one’s children.” United States Disagree Strongly: 11.6% Disagree Somewhat: 28.0% Not Sure: 4.9% Agree Somewhat: 35.1% Agree Strongly: 20.4% Japan Disagree Strongly: 28.3% Disagree Somewhat: 33.6% Not Sure: 2.7% Agree Somewhat: 24.5% Agree Strongly: 11.0%