Caring for the elderly in Japan and the US : practices and policies /

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This volume provides a broader picture of how elder care is defined at a time when ageing is becoming increasingly defined as a social problem. It is a valuable source for researchers in health and welfare, social policy and gerontology.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Long, Susan Orpett
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Colección:Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies.
Temas:
Older people > Care > United States.
Older people > Government policy > United States.
Older people > Services for > United States.
Older people > Care > Japan.
Older people > Government policy > Japan.
Older people > Services for > Japan.
Personnes âgées > Soins > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées > Services > États-Unis.
Personnes âgées > Soins > Japon.
Personnes âgées > Politique gouvernementale > Japon.
Personnes âgées > Services > Japon.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Elder Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Eldercare.
Older people > Care
Older people > Government policy
Older people > Services for
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Japan
United States
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Assuring care: government policies and programs; Cultural meanings of ~security~ in aging policies; The socioeconomic context of Japanese social policy for aging; From the New Deal to the new millennium: bridging the gap in US aging and health policy; Changing meanings of frail old people and the Japanese welfare state; Critical issues in health care for the US elderly: beyond the millennium; Providing care: professional caregivers.

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