The Care of the Elderly in Japan

Bibliographic Data

ID19913432
AuthorsYongmei Wu (0000-0003-4305-5370, corresponding author)
Year2004
Publication date2004-08-02
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueCare of the Elderly in Japan (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203333037
OpenAlexW1583539221
ISBN9780203333037
Open LibraryOL39566799M
LanguageEN
Citations received8

The problems of an ageing population are particularly acute in Japan. These problems include people living longer, with many needing more care, and the problems of supporting them by a diminishing working population and a diminishing tax base. This book, based on extensive fieldwork in a Japanese institution for the elderly, explores the whole issue of ageing and responses to it in Japan, and compares the Japanese approach in these matters with Western approaches. It discusses how people in Japan have changed their perceptions towards family responsibility, the institutionalization of the elderly, and rights of welfare. It also discusses how institutions for the elderly are run in Japan and how their management differs from that in the West

Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Japan · Older people · Social work with older people

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