SEPARATE LIVES BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE YOUNG IN SUCCESSIVE EXTENDED FAMILIES : A study on the way of life in extended family in local farm houses Part 2

Abstract

In the previous paper we reported the ways of life of the young and the old in newly established extended families in the same house. In this report, we focus on the succesive extended family in the same house in local towns. The following findings were obtained from a field survey conducted in 6 towns in Kumamoto prefecuture and 1 towns in Miyazaki. 1) Almost of the successive extended family form when the eldest son living with his parents get married. 2) Living spaces in the house where newly established extended families are devided into space for family, space for young couple, and space for the old. 3) There are two strong needs on this life style as well as the establishd exteded families. a) The young couple wish to have separate rooms from the old couole. b) The young couple wish to have a bedroom which is separate from the family room in the house. 4) The old usually stay at the family room at day time with doing the domestic work or pastime.