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A new look at Japan's honorable elders
Author(s)James S O'Leary
Journal titleJournal of Aging Studies, vol 7, no 1, Spring 1993
Pagespp 1-24
KeywordsOlder people ; The Family ; Social change ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Japan.
AnnotationExamines the impact that recent socio-economic changes in Japan have had on the structure of the Japanese family and attitudes towards the elderly. Concludes that it is not necessarily true that high status can be maintained despite modernisation because of unique cultural norms.
Accession NumberCPA-930930056 A
ClassmarkB: SJ: TMH: TOB: 7DT

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