Mito Akiyoshi is professor of sociology at Senshu University. Her recent work has focused on human decision-making in the presence of complex technology and social drivers of Japanese women’s life choices. 

Contact: 

akiyoshi**at**senshu-u.jp

Education:

Ph.D. University of Chicago 2004 (sociology)

M.A. Hitotsubashi University 1997 (sociology)

B.A. Tsuda College 1991 (international relations)

Employment history:

Senshu University, Kawasaki Japan

2020 - 2022 Chair (Gakkacho), Dept. of Sociology

2012 - present　Professor, Dept. of Sociology

2006-12  Associate Professor, Dept. of Humanities

2004-06 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Humanities

Recent publications: 

Nakamura, Mayumi, and Mito Akiyoshi. 2024. “Affective Aspects of Parenthood and Their Intergenerational Effects on Fertility.” International Sociology, February, 02685809241230464. https://doi.org/10.1177/02685809241230464.

Akiyoshi, Mito. 2022. “Trust in Things: A Review of Social Science Perspectives on Autonomous Human-Machine-Team Systems and Systemic Interdependence.” Frontiers in Physics 10. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.951296.