KUMIGAI, Fumie

KUMIGAI, Fumie. Japanese, b. 1943. Genres: Sociology. Career: University of New Hampshire, Durham, instructor, 1974-76; Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY, assistant professor of sociology, 1976-78; Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan, lecturer in sociology, 1978-81; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, visiting scholar at Japan Institute, 1981-82; Stanford University, Stanford, CA, visiting scholar in sociology, 1982; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, visiting associate professor of home economics and fellow of Ohira Commemorative Research Program, 1982-83; International University of Japan, associate professor of sociology, 1983-87; Kyorin University, Tokyo, professor of sociology, 1988-. Lecturer at universities worldwide; guest speaker at colleges and universities. Publications: America no Kateinai Boryoku: Kodomo, Otto, Tsuma, Oya Gyakutai no Jittai (title means: Violence in the American Family: A Life Cycle Perspective), 1983; Marginalization no Seishun (title means: Marginalization: A Personal Account), 1985; Kaso to Kamitsu ni Ikiru San-Sedai no Hinonjin (title means: Three Generation Families in Rural and Urban Japan), 1987; Kokusaikajidai no Katei Kyoiku (title means: Japanese Family Education in the Era of Internationalization), 1988; Nihonteki Seisann Shisutemu in Yu-Esu-Ei: Masatsu kara Sogorikaihe (title means: Impacts of the Japanese Style of Production System in the U.S.A.: From Friction to Friendship), 1996; Unmasking Japan Today: The Impact of Traditional Values on Modern Japanese Society, 1996; Degitaru Shakai no Shoyoso: Shakaigaku no Aratana Tenkai (title means: Issues in Digital Society: New Perspectives in Sociology), 1999. EDITOR: A Bridge across the Pacific: Japanese and American Society and Culture Today, 1977; (with Takashi Koyama and Kiyomi Morioka, and contrib) Family and Household in Changing Japan, 1980; Katei to Boryoku: Kazoku wo Meguru Ningenkankei (title means: Violence and the Family: Human Interactions in the Family), 1981; (with Haruo Matsubara) Konai Boryoku (title means: Violence in School), 1982; (with M. Hayasaka, J. Parochetti, and others) Social Problems of Internationalizing Societies: Comparative Analyses, 1992; (and contrib) Nihon no Kazoku to Chiikisei (title means: Japanese Family Structure and Regional Variations), Vol I: Higashi Nihon no Kazoku wo Chuushintoshite (title means: Special Emphasis on Eastern Japan), Vol II: Nishi Nihon no Kazoku wo Chuushintoshite (title means: Special Emphasis on Western Japan), 1997. Contributor to books, professional journals, and newspapers. Address: Department of Foreign Studies, Kyorin University, 476 Miyashita-cho, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-8504, Japan. Online address: n96287fk@sfc.keio.ac.jp; http://www.sfc.keio.ac.jp/~n96287fk