This article gives an overview of the last 20 years of gender studies in the context of Japanese sociology. First, it discusses women’s studies as a predecessor of gender studies and its historical development. Next, it outlines the annual changes observed in the number of publications that included the word ‘gender.’ Then, the article explains the two main tasks that gender studies have pursued – using actual research as examples. After that, the influence that translations of foreign research have had on Japanese gender studies is discussed. Finally, the article points to the three important challenges Japanese gender studies face currently.

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日本社会学中的性别研究趋势

本文概述了日本社会学背景下近20年的性别研究。首先，它讨论了作为性别研究及其历史发展的前身的妇女研究。接下来，它概述了在包括“性别”一词的出版物数量中观察到的年度变化。然后，本文以实际研究为例，说明了性别研究的两个主要任务。之后，讨论了国外研究成果的翻译对日本性别研究的影响。最后，本文指出了日本性别研究目前面临的三个重要挑战。