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SAITO Mao

Department / Course College of Social Sciences Department of Social Sciences

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Sociology
2.	Kinugasa Research Organization Institute of Human Sciences

Academic background
1.		│ Ritsumeikan University Ph.D.

Research activities
1.		Japan Society of Family Sociology

Subject of research
1.	(1)Qualitative Research about the realities of male Caregivers in Japan

Research summary
Transformation of "modern family" seen in the meaning transformation of "parenthood =Research theme(1)= This research aims to grasp current status and difficulities of male caregivers in Japan to investigate the issues about support for family carers. Especially, this research focuses on the change and reconstruction of their gender identities through caring. then reveal the relationship between care and masculinities.

Present specialized field
Sociology (Keyword：Modern Family, Family Responsibilities, Qalitative research, Male caregivers, Dating Violence, Youth Services,)

Papers
1.	2016	Current Issues regarding Family Caregiving and Gender Equality in Japan: Male Caregivers and the Interplay between Caregiving and Masculinities │ Japan Labor Review │ 14 (1),pp.92-111 (Sole-authored)
2.	2014/03	the awaiting solution to reconciling work and care ：Preliminary consideration about the balance among work, life, and care │ 49 (4),pp.119-137 (Co-authored)
3.	2010/06	Logic and Dynamics of Carer Support: The new perspective on Care and Gender │ 46 (1),pp.155－171頁1 (Sole-authored)
4.	2009/06	Male carers: Interface of family, care, and gender │ 45 (1),pp.171-188頁 (Sole-authored)

Academic conference presentation
1.	2017/10/04	Peer Support Groups for Male Carers in Japan (7th International Carers Conference)
2.	2015/09	Male carers in Japan: Difficulties and the need for gender sensitive support programs (6th International Carers Conference)
3.	2010/03/26	Fragile love? male caregivers in Japan (The 18th Annual Conference on Men and Masculinities)
4.	2009/07/20	Transformation of informal care and gender: male carers in Japan (British Sociological Association: Ageing, Body and Society Study Group Conference: Gender, Ageing and the Body)
5.	2008/06/28	Life Skill Difficulties Faced by Family Caregivers; New challenges faced by Japanese society　as a result of the changing profile of family caregivers (International Conference on Transforming Elderly Care at Local, National and Transnational Levels)
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