This book explores the experiences of older women in post-war Japanese society through analysis of their family and housing histories. Three broad themes a family relations, welfare systems and housing a were chosen to highlight issues surrounding the changing role and position of women in the family and society. A qualitative approach is used to address a gap in the literature and to illustrate the real-life experiences of women in Japan. Many aspects of the book are comparable, or related, to studies exploring other industrial and East Asian societies and the book thus contributes to...
This book explores the experiences of older women in post-war Japanese society through analysis of their family and housing histories. Three broad the...
Explores the exchange of support between generations and examines variations in contemporary practices and rationales in different regions and societies. This work draws on both theoretical perspectives and empirical analysis in relation to new patterns of family reciprocity.
Explores the exchange of support between generations and examines variations in contemporary practices and rationales in different regions and societi...
Dramatic socio-economic transformations over the last two decades have brought social policy and social welfare issues to prominence in many East Asian societies. Since the 1990s and in response to national as well as global pressure, there have been substantial developments and reforms in social policy in the region but the development paths have been uneven. Until recently, comparative analysis of East Asian social policy tends to have focused on the established welfare state of Japan and the emerging welfare regimes of four 'Tiger Economies'. Much of the recent debate indeed preceded...
Dramatic socio-economic transformations over the last two decades have brought social policy and social welfare issues to prominence in many East Asia...
Dramatic socio-economic transformations over the last two decades have brought social policy and social welfare issues to prominence in many East Asian societies. Since the 1990s and in response to national as well as global pressure, there have been substantial developments and reforms in social policy in the region but the development paths have been uneven. Until recently, comparative analysis of East Asian social policy tends to have focused on the established welfare state of Japan and the emerging welfare regimes of four 'Tiger Economies'. Much of the recent debate indeed preceded...
Dramatic socio-economic transformations over the last two decades have brought social policy and social welfare issues to prominence in many East Asia...
