抄録
The paradigm shift to view the family as a network of individuals, instead of viewing it as a group, has been the most fundamental change in Japanese family sociology since 1980. Sharing this point, the authors of the papers in this special issue discuss further points; the applicability of the new paradigm to the analysis of family problems, the method to go beyond family studies including the state and the company, and frameworks to deal with the “Japanese family”. Reestablishing the link between demography and family studies is another urgent issue.
