Developments and Issues in Research on Family Welfare Policy

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This article reviews developments in research on family welfare policy since the 1970s. Research on family welfare policy in the Japanese family sociology was insufficient until the early 1980s.Recently, there has been progress in family welfare policy research. A family welfare policy model based on the individual is suggested, and theoretical research focusing on the individual is growing, thus an individual-oriented approach' is becoming important. However, the family welfare policy, the support to meet the needs of daily life, may not disregard the family group. Therefore, a ' family group-oriented approach' is also necessary in this field.With the change of family, support programs for elderly care and child care are developing. Regarding the socialization of child and elderly care, theoretical consideration of social, economic, cultural and ideological views is needed.To establish the Japanese welfare system, an investigation into family and society in Japan is essential, and thus theoretical contribution from family sociology is required.

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