Mater

Japanese: mater
Mater

…Normally, for a genealogical relationship to transition to a social relationship of kinship, social recognition specific to each ethnic group is necessary, and after social recognition by people, kinship is expressed as a social relationship with a legal status-role relationship and rights-obligations. Thus, the genitor becomes a socially recognized father (pater), and the genitrix becomes a socially recognized mother (mater). However, when it comes to male parents, there are many cases where the genitor is not necessarily the genitor, and there are cases around the world where the two are not the same person. …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "mater" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…通常,〈系譜関係〉が親族の社会的関係に移行するには,それぞれの民族において特有の社会的承認が必要であり,人びとの社会的承認を経て合法的な地位―役割関係をもち,権利―義務関係をもった社会関係として親族関係が表現される。そこで〈ジェニター〉は社会的承認のある父親〈ペーターpater〉となり,〈ジェニトリックス〉は社会的承認のある母親〈メーターmater〉となるのである。しかし,男親に関しては,〈ジェニター〉必ずしも〈ペーター〉にあらずという例が多く,双方が同一人物とはならない例が世界各地に認められる。…

※「mater」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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