The Origin of Shuyo Theory as a Concept of the Formation of Self in Adolescence

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  • 青年期自己形成概念としての<修養>論の誕生
  • セイネンキ ジコ ケイセイ ガイネン ト シテノ シュウヨウロン ノ タンジョウ

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This paper clearly specifies when Shuyo theory first originated and how it was conceptualized at that time. Tsutsui Kiyotada attempted to explain the typical characteristics of Shuyo in the second half of the Meiji Era, but in trying to define the actual condition of Shuyo, he was unable to fully explain how the concept applied in various social functions in Japanese society. I think there are pitfalls in attempting a functional analysis when the conceptual regulation of Shuyo itself is not adequately defined. In the first section of this paper, problems with the origin of the term Shuyo and this theory in modern Japan are examined, showing that the term and concept originated in the early 1890s. In the second section, the meaning of the concept at the time of its origin in the late 19th century is examined. Shuyo was regarded as a substitute for formal moral education methods of the time, such as reading the Imperial Rescript on Education. In the third section, I extend the discussion of the Shuyo theory to the period following the Sino-Japanese War, when, as it was described by critics, it was used as a method for molding the behavior of "youth" in order to create "people" of the future.

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