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Title
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Population decline in the peasant communities: A case in northern Japan in the 18th century.
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Creator
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Arai, Rika, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
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Abstract/Description
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The peasant population of feudal Japan has been regarded as stagnant based on low fertility and offsetting mortality, an exception to the classic model of demographic transition. However, the rate of population change among Tokugawa peasants varied temporally and regionally. The Tohoku region in northern Japan experienced a total population decline in the eighteenth century while southwestern regions saw a continual growth supported by high fertility. The population decline in eastern Tohoku...
Show moreThe peasant population of feudal Japan has been regarded as stagnant based on low fertility and offsetting mortality, an exception to the classic model of demographic transition. However, the rate of population change among Tokugawa peasants varied temporally and regionally. The Tohoku region in northern Japan experienced a total population decline in the eighteenth century while southwestern regions saw a continual growth supported by high fertility. The population decline in eastern Tohoku was not simply the result of the unfavorable environment or scarcity of land but was also influenced by the unique family structure that essentially determined the distribution of village resources. Facing population pressure, the dozoku groups required a systematic control of reproduction for the survival of their own group. This was accomplished through the regulation of marriage and creation of branch families, urging temporary out-migration, and possibly infanticide.
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Date Issued
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1996
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15301
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Subject Headings
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Anthropology, Cultural, History, Asia, Australia and Oceania, Geography, Sociology, Demography
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Format
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Document (PDF)
