抄録
This paper is a critique of Prof. Tadashi Fukutake's article on the family appearing in the recent publication “Feudal Remnants” edited by the Jimbun Kagaku Kai. The criticisms are : 1) MacIver's conception of the family, which Prof. Fukutaka uses, is ambiguous and unclear, and Prof. Fukutake's interpretation of MacIver's ideas is believed to be open to discussion. 2) It is possible to consider that change in the family lags behind that in other institutions, a phenomenon seen even in American and European societies. The source of this lag is related to the fundamental nature of the family.
