Aging and loss : mourning and maturity in contemporary Japan /

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By 2030, over 30% of the Japanese population will be 65 or older, foreshadowing the demographic changes occurring elsewhere in Asia and around the world. What can we learn from a study of the aging population of Japan and how can these findings inform a path forward for the elderly, their families,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Danely, Jason
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2014]
Colección:Global Perspectives on Aging.
Temas:
Aging > Japan.
Older people > Japan.
Death > Social aspects.
Mourning customs > Japan.
Vieillissement > Japon.
Personnes âgées > Japon.
Mort > Aspect social.
Deuil > Coutumes > Japon.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Aging
Death > Social aspects
Mourning customs
Older people
Japan
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I. Loss
  • 1. Loss, Abandonment, and Aesthetics
  • 2. The Weight of Loss: Experiencing Aging and Grief
  • Part II. Mourning
  • 3. Landscapes of Mourning: Constructing Nature and Kinship
  • 4. Temporalities of Loss: Transience and Yielding
  • 5. Passing It On: Circulating Aging Narratives
  • Part III. Abandonment and Care
  • 6. Aesthetics of Failed Subjectivity
  • Part IV: Hope
  • 7. Care and Recognition: Encountering the Other World
  • 8. The Heart of Aging: An AfterwordNotes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Author

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