The Care of the Elderly in Japan

ISBN-13: 9780415323192 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 244 str.

Yongmei Wu; Anthony F. Jahn;Wu Yongmei

Opis

Based on fieldwork in a Japanese institution for the elderly, this title explores the whole issue of aging and responses to it in Japan, and compares the Japanese approach in these matters with Western approaches.

Spis treści

Series Editor's Preface Lists of Figures, Tables and Maps Foreword Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Notes on Language Convention and Style 1. Introduction 2. The Setting: Kotobuki 3. The Residents 4. The Staff 5. The Visitors 6. A Problematic Issue in Kotobuki: Conflicts 7. Beyond The Homes: Towards The LTCI System 8. Conclusions Appendix 1: The Mechanism of the LTCI Appendix 2: Physical Layout of Kotobuki (Each Floor) Notes Bibliography Index

O autorze

Yongmei Wu is lecturer at the Beijing Centre of Japanese Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University. She received her PhD in Japanese Studies from the University of Hong Kong. She was a research fellow at the Japan College of Social Work and a visiting researcher in the University of Tokyo. Her research interests include Cross-Cultural Aging Research in Japan and China, Asian Welfare Models, Gender and Family.