Teizo Toda

Sociologist. Born in Hyogo Prefecture on March 6, 1887. After graduating from the Department of Philosophy (specializing in sociology) of the College of Letters, Tokyo Imperial University in 1912 (Meiji 45), he worked as a teacher at Toyama Prefectural College of Pharmacy, an assistant at Tokyo Imperial University, and a member of the Ohara Institute of Social Research before studying abroad in Europe and the United States. After returning to Japan in 1922 (Taisho 11), he became an associate professor at Tokyo Imperial University, and then a professor in 1929 (Showa 4) in charge of sociology. Shortly after arriving at Tokyo University, he founded the Japanese Sociological Association as a national academic society to replace the former Japan Sociological Academy, and played a major role in the new development of sociology in Japan as its executive director and president. Influenced by the empirical sociology of the Chicago School of American studies, he conducted extensive research on Japanese families, the results of which are presented in the trilogy "Study of the Family" (1926), "Family and Marriage" (1934), and "Family Structure" (1937). Among his works, "Family Structure," which analyzed the kinship structure of Japanese families based on the sample sheets from the first population census (1920), is particularly highly regarded. His other works include "An Introduction to Sociology" (1952). He passed away on July 31, 1955.

[Masuda Mitsuyoshi]

"Study of the Family" (1926, Kobundo) ▽ "Family and Marriage" (1934, Chubunkan) ▽ "Family Structure" (1937, Kobundo / reprint edition, 1970, Shinsensha) ▽ "Introduction to Sociology" (1952, Yuhikaku) ▽ "Collected Works of Toda Teizo, Vol. 14, Supplementary Volume 1 (1993, Ozorasha)"

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社会学者。明治20年3月6日兵庫県に生まれる。1912年（明治45）東京帝国大学文科大学哲学科（社会学専修）卒業後、富山県立薬学専門学校教諭、東京帝国大学助手、大原社会問題研究所所員を経て欧米へ留学。1922年（大正11）に帰国ののち、東京帝国大学助教授、ついで1929年（昭和4）には同教授に就任して社会学講座を担当した。また東大着任後まもなく、従来の日本社会学院にかわる全国的学会として日本社会学会を創設し、その常務理事や会長として日本の社会学の新たな展開に大きな役割を果たした。アメリカのシカゴ学派の実証的社会学の影響を受け、日本の家族を対象とした研究を重ね、その成果は『家族の研究』（1926）、『家族と婚姻』（1934）および『家族構成』（1937）の三部作に示されている。なかでも第1回国勢調査（1920）の抽出票に基づいて日本の家族の親族構成を分析した『家族構成』の評価は高い。ほかに『社会学概論』（1952）などがある。昭和30年7月31日死去。

［増田光吉］

『『家族の研究』（1926・弘文堂）』▽『『家族と婚姻』（1934・中文館）』▽『『家族構成』（1937・弘文堂／復刻版・1970・新泉社）』▽『『社会学概論』（1952・有斐閣）』▽『『戸田貞三著作集』14巻・別巻1（1993・大空社）』

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