結婚しないかもしれない症候群

現代日本における結婚のリアリティ

抄録

In contemporary Japan, both the marriage rate and the birth rate have been declining. Many studies suggest that the main reason for this is increased female participation in the labour force. Other research, however, makes it clear that the number of unmarried women who attach importance to their careers is not so high. If this is the case, then, why do so many young women not marry? This paper will investigate this question by reconstructing the realities of marriage from essays written by young women.