@article{oai:rissho.repo.nii.ac.jp:00011487,
 author = {ウンサーシュッツ, ジャンカーラ and UNSER-SCHUTZ, Giancarla},
 journal = {立正大学心理学研究年報, The Journal of Psychology Rissho University},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {This study examined the role of gender category marking as a salient characteristic of recent Japanese children’s names. Japanese naming practices have dramatically changed, and new names have been criticized for being overly unique and difficult to read. Previous research has suggested that girls’ names are particularly undergoing change, and the criticism could be read as targeting women. To confirm this, public naming data was collected from twelve Japanese municipal newsletters over a period of five years for children（ n = 2,627） and their parents（ mothers: n = 2,264, fathers: n = 2,218）. Names were categorized by their orthographic and phonetic characteristics. Few parents’ names were used as children’s names; furthermore, compared with parents’ names, children’s names were more diverse in form, with girls’ names now comparably as diverse as boys’. Girls’ names more frequently included orthographic characteristics making them difficult; furthermore, contrary to some arguments, there was little overlap between girls’ and boys’ names, making it unlikely that they are becoming gender-neutral. As a result, the criticism of new names can be read as pressure to conform to gendered norms and expectations for girls’ names. The continuing salience of gender marking in Japanese names as they diversify may reflect the fact that childbirth and naming occur in the largely conservative confines of marriage. These results underscore the role of naming in reinforcing gender categories, demonstrating that the analysis of naming practices can offer insight into how gender norms are reproduced and reinforced in contemporary Japanese society.},
 pages = {9--21},
 title = {日本の名前における変化とジェンダー表象 ―子どもの名前は本当に中性化しているか―},
 volume = {14},
 year = {2023},
 yomi = {ウンサーシュッツ, ジャンカーラ}
}