Refuge of the honored : social organization in a Japanese retirement community /

Faced with the decline of the traditional family and the explosive growth of the over-65 population, the Japanese are looking for new ways to care for their elders. This study documents the birth of a major social phenomenon in Japan - the planned retirement community.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kinoshita, Yasuhito, 1953-
Otros Autores: Kiefer, Christie W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1992.
Temas:
Retirement communities > Japan > Case studies.
Retirees > Japan > Attitudes > Case studies.
Older people > Japan > Attitudes > Case studies.
Villages-retraite > Japon > Études de cas.
Retraités > Japon > Attitudes > Études de cas.
Personnes âgées > Japon > Attitudes > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gerontology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Aging.
Older people > Attitudes.
Retirees > Attitudes.
Retirement communities.
Verzorgingshuizen.
Gerontology.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Japan.
Old persons > Care
Japan
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Faced with the decline of the traditional family and the explosive growth of the over-65 population, the Japanese are looking for new ways to care for their elders. This study documents the birth of a major social phenomenon in Japan - the planned retirement community.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 220 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-214) and index.
ISBN:9780520911789
0520911784
0520075951
9780520075955
0585102945
9780585102948

Ejemplares similares