The Gift of Generations
Japanese and American Perspectives on Aging and the Social Contract
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10296115 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sheila K Johnson (0000-0002-1820-2212, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 136-136 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | The gift of generations: Japanese and American perspectives on aging and the social contract, Akiko Hashimoto, 1996 |
| Venue | Monumenta Nipponica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0741 • E-ISSN: 1880-1390 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2385498 |
| OpenAlex | W2149539145 |
| Language | EN |
1. Introduction: the social designation of deserving citizens The private discourse: expectations of vulnerability - the public discourse: responsibilities for intervention - values, interests, and symbolic equity: a framework of analysis 2. Two communities - two societies: West Haven - Westside Odawara - comparing communities 3. Rights and responsibilities in the public domain: entitlement, obligation, and equity - individual, family, and state 4. The practice of protection and intervention in the private domain: inside the household - outside the household - family and network - the recognition of vulnerability 5. The Japanese viewpoint: the protective approach 6. The American viewpoint: the contingency approach 7. Cultural assumptions and values: trajectories of need - conditions of security - intergenerational equity - primary bonds of affection - units of self-sufficiency - visions of resource affluence 8. The social regulation of interests: credit, debt, and mutual interests - rights, responsibilities, and collective interests - the logic of symbolic equity - distribution of symbolic resources: empowerment and disempowerment - social and cultural constructions of support - vulnerability and security - entitlement and obligation - reciprocity and dependency - failures and costs 9. Conclusion: Reflections on diversity and change
Political science · Social contract · Sociology · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Law
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| Highly cited | No |
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