Abstract
In this chapter the author examines definitions of “social capital” and traces a history of researches on social capital. There is a long history of rural sociology in Japan, and through it “social ties” have been in the meaningful position. In the age of depopulation, regional social capital and social ties are indispensable to maintain living functions in a settlement and in an area. Modernization has brought partly urbanization, but partly depopulation, so social capital in depopulated areas becomes more and more significant year by year. In the chapter the author analyzes 133 cases of movements for settlement maintenance against depopulation.KeywordsDepopulationLiving functionsMaintenance of settlementModernizationSocial capitalSocial ties
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