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Family change and housing in post-war Japanese society
— the experiences of older women | | Author(s) | Misa Izuhara |
| Publisher | Ashgate, Aldershot, 2000 |
| Pages | 187 pp |
| Source | Ashgate Publishing Ltd., Gower House, Croft Road, Aldershot, Hants GU11 3HR. |
| Keywords | Older women ; Housing [elderly] ; Living patterns ; Family relationships ; Social welfare ; Social policy ; Japan. |
| Annotation | The transformation of family relations in Japan from the traditional family system to modern family patterns of the 1990s is explored in the context of post-war socio-economic and demographic changes. Family relations are further analysed in the context of development of a welfare state in Japan, in which families (and especially women) continue to play welfare provider roles. New demographic trends and changing family traditions are analysed in relation to housing choices and constraints for older people. Japan's underdeveloped welfare state has also played its part in perpetuating the traditional form of co-residency. However, socio-economic changes have shifted away from co-residency, leading to the need for other housing alternatives for people in later life. Fieldwork for this study was conducted in Kitakyushu, Japan's tenth largest city, in 1996 and 1997. Not only does the city match national demographic trends, but the authorities have proposed policies in response to an ageing population. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000824001 B |
| Classmark | BD: KE: K7: DS:SJ: TY: TM2: 7DT |
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