Description: 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.
Pub Date: June 17, 2004
Dewey: 362.60952
LCCN: 2006279009
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.78" H x 9.52" L x 6.44" W ( 1.10 lbs) 244 pages
BISAC Categories:
Political Science | Public Policy | Social Services and Welfare | History | Asia | Japan | Social Science | Cultural and Ethnic Studies | General | Regional Studies
Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop
Description: 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.