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—Time Use of Husbands and Wives by Spouse's Work Hours—Noriko KISHI, Tomoko UEHARA, Michinori HIRATA2006 Volume 57 Issue 1 Pages 3-12
Published: 2006
Released on J-STAGE: October 12, 2007
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSUsing the 2001 Survey on Time Use and Leisure Activities by the Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Public Management, time allocation among employed married couples was analyzed. The interrelations between the paid and unpaid work hours of wives and those of husbands were studied through the analyses of data on time use. The results are as follows: 1) As working wives spend more time on paid work, both their unpaid work hours and free time are decreased. 2) Longer paid work hours of wives increase their husbands' time devoted to paid work. And time spent on unpaid work by husbands is affected by their wives' unpaid work hours. 3) Husbands' time devoted to unpaid work is not affected by their nonworking wives' unpaid work hours. However, the paid work hours of working husbands and the unpaid work hours of nonworking wives are related to each other.View full abstractDownload PDF (917K) -
Aki KAWANO, Chiharu HOSODA, Tomoko TAKAHASHI, Hiro OGOSHI2006 Volume 57 Issue 1 Pages 13-20
Published: 2006
Released on J-STAGE: October 12, 2007
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSMixed gel-sol samples were prepared by mixing yam gel with grated yam sol. The sol samples were prepared to five different levels of hardness: those resembling salad oil, yogurt, mayonnaise, grated yamatoimo, and mashed potato. The lowest hardness of the mixed gel-sol samples was achieved from the sol samples with a hardness similar to that of yogurt or mashed potato. The higher the concentration of the sol used in the sample, the higher were the values for the “adhesive energy” and “cohesiveness.” The results of a sensory evaluation of the mixed gel-sol samples revealed that the higher the concentration of the sol used in the mixed sample, the more likely it was to be evaluated as “sticky” and “cohesive.” The samples made from the sols similar in hardness to mayonnaise or grated yamatoimo were evaluated as the easiest to swallow. The samples made from the sols similar in hardness to yogurt or mayonnaise were rated having less “residual feeling in the mouth.” The sensory evaluation comparing gel sample alone with mixed gel-sol samples revealed that those samples in which the gel was covered with the sol were more likely to be evaluated as “soft” and having less “residual feeling in the mouth” than sample of the gel alone.View full abstractDownload PDF (669K) -
Soybean Paste (Miso)Mariko MANABE2006 Volume 57 Issue 1 Pages 21-29
Published: 2006
Released on J-STAGE: October 12, 2007
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSWe examined the correlation between the odour desirability and the overall desirability by a sensory evaluation of four kinds of soybean paste (miso), differing in the food material and/or fermentation period. Compared with the three other kinds of miso, soy miso was particularly disliked for both its odour and overall attributes. The results of the sensory evaluation also suggested that familiarity with the food contributed to its overall desirability. Most subjects seemed to be unfamiliar with soy miso and barley miso, although barley miso was acceptable as well as the two kinds of rice miso. The aromas of these four kinds of miso were then investigated by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and gas chromatographic-olfactometric (GC-O) analysis. The results showed that soy miso had a characteristic odour which was undesirable and resulted in a low evaluation. The results of this survey of miso for food preference suggest that an unpleasant odour induced an overall dislike for it.View full abstractDownload PDF (724K) -
—Residence with “Four-room Type” and “Middle Corridor Type”—Yoshitsugu SASANO2006 Volume 57 Issue 1 Pages 31-38
Published: 2006
Released on J-STAGE: October 12, 2007
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSThis paper aims to explain the types of housing in Fukue, Goto City in Nagasaki Prefecture, and to offer a theory on the organization of living space in these houses. In the field survey, 158 residences in seven farming villages were covered by the analysis. A field survey on the residents' lives was also conducted. A traditional viewpoint with two right-angled axes was introduced for the analysis of housing, and the spatial axes of each “kuchi” and “oku” in four areas were extracted and verified. The result shows that “four-room type” and “middle corridor type” are popular in Fukue; the housing type evolved into the middle corridor type in and after 1975. Besides, the space in housing are based on the structural principle with spatial axes of “kuchi” and “oku” which exist in the two right-angled axes of “front and back” and “top and bottom.”View full abstractDownload PDF (828K) -
—Case of Detached Houses in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area—Michino KAWAMURA, Noriko IMAI, Rie ITO2006 Volume 57 Issue 1 Pages 39-52
Published: 2006
Released on J-STAGE: October 12, 2007
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSIn this study, we analyzed the data obtained from our questionnaire survey of the families living in independent custom-made houses in the Tokyo metropolitan area. The number, location and function of the tatami rooms were investigated with a view to examining the future prospect of tatami rooms in the area. The results are as follows: About 7% of the families have no tatami room. About half of those families had to abandon the idea of having a tatami room due to restrictions such as the scale of the house or building cost. It appears that younger families have fewer tatami rooms. About 57% of the families have one tatami room. The majority of them arranged the tatami room connected to the western style living room to serve as guest room. About 28% of the families have two tatami rooms. Both location and function of tatami room are varied; a combination of using them as Japanese style living room (next to western style living room) and as master bedroom (separated from other rooms) is often found. About 30% of the families have two spaces for relaxation, i.e., a western style living room and a Japanese style living room. In other words, a tatami room functions as the second living room.View full abstractDownload PDF (3827K) -
Fumiko KONISHI2006 Volume 57 Issue 1 Pages 53-62
Published: 2006
Released on J-STAGE: October 12, 2007
JOURNAL FREE ACCESSIt was investigated whether or not the general self-worth can be improved by intensifying of child-child communication and mutual understanding among children in a particular home economics class in elementary school. Home economics class, where the students were to have a discussion time over subjects such as menu planning, was given for the 6th grade students. All the students had sufficient opportunity to communicate with each other in their efforts to find a solution to a respective problem. Students also had chances to enjoy the meal with all family members, where they were appreciated and recognized from their parents. Thirty students of the class were studied with respect to the following items: communication with father, communication with mother, communication with friends, general self-worth, and frequency of eating meal with all family members. The results were as follows; 1) The scores indicating the communication with father, communication with mother, communication with friends and their general self-worth in March were respectively increased from the scores in previous May. 2) The frequency of eating meal with all family members was significantly increased in November from the scores in May.View full abstractDownload PDF (1109K)
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