This study examined the process of changes of household equipment for sixty years since the civilization(1920. 3∼1980. 3) with domestic column of newspaper materials. Because newspaper generally appear society conditions in those days.
The purpose ...
This study examined the process of changes of household equipment for sixty years since the civilization(1920. 3∼1980. 3) with domestic column of newspaper materials. Because newspaper generally appear society conditions in those days.
The purpose of this study is to clarify the using tendency of household equipment for each time. The main content of this study was examined the change such as the numbers of whole article by time series and trend on the each household equipment for times and classification of changing period of household equipment. The results were as follows :
1.Number of articles ; The numbers of article was 169 and increased by 87 in 1970's compared with those before 1960's. Subject were group into two classes, which is electricity and household equipment. In the classify into small group ; In the case of electricity, most of subject was "spread conditions of electricty", and "elecric charges". For household equipment, it was "Refrigerator", "Electric fan", "Iron", and "Heater".
2.Analysis of contents about electricity, Electricity was introduced in 1887 and it was expanded in 1930. A period of one light per one home→spread of electricity→a period of save electricity→In the beginning of 1970's electric power was boosted 220V from 110V in part of local. After the late 1970's come over a period of save electricity.
3.Analysis of contents about household equipment ; At the first time, we used to imports of electric household equipment, and then together with doestic merchandise. It was expanded after 1970's and now we use mainly domestic merchandise.
4.The change of household equipment was classified of four periods.
The first period(1920∼1945) ; a period of introduction of household equipment.
The second period(1946∼1958) ; a period of blank of household equipment.
The third period(1959∼1969) ; a period of used domestic merchandise with imports.
The fourth period(1970∼1980) ; a period of popularization of electric household equipment.
In the future, I expect to study another newspapers as well as after 1980's.