Faces of aging : the lived experiences of the elderly in Japan /

Faces of aging : the lived experiences of the elderly in Japan / edited by Yoshiko Matsumoto. - Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 290 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Successful aging through participation in social activities among senior citizens : becoming photographers / Keiko Takahashi, M. Tokoro, and G. Hatano -- The new elder citizen movement in Japan / Nobutaka Doba and Shigeaki Hinohara in association with Haruo Yanai [and others] -- Tension, dependency, and sacrifice in the relationship of an elderly couple / Susan Orpett Long -- Generations apart : burdens, bad families, and elder suicide in rural Japan / John W. Traphagan -- Aging, gender, and sexuality in Japanese popular cultural discourse : pornographer Sachi Hamano and her rebellious film Lily festival (Yurisai) / Hikari Hori -- The value of talk : critical perspectives on studying the speech practices of elderly people in the United States with implications for Japan / Anne R. Bower -- Kimochi : capturing elderly Japanese dialysis patients' experiences / Natsumi Morita -- Beyond stereotypes of old age : discourse of elderly Japanese women / Yoshiko Matsumoto -- Family conversation as narrative : co-constructing past, present, and future / Toshiko Hamaguchi -- A good story is not enough : unmasking and accommodating the social meanings of aging in Japan / Hiroshi Ota and H. Giles -- Afterword : successful aging and communication wellness : a process of transition and continuity / Jon F. Nussbaum and Carla L. Fisher.

Annotation This collection of research on the elderly works to put a human face on aging by considering multiple dimensions of the aging experience in Japan. It foregrounds a spectrum of elder-centred issues from the perspective of those who are living them.


English.

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Older people--Japan.
Aging--Social aspects--Japan.
Social change.
Aged--psychology
Aging--psychology
Social Change
Personnes âgées--Japon.
Vieillissement--Aspect social--Japon.
Changement social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Gerontology.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS--Aging.
Aging--Social aspects.
Older people.
Alter.
Altern.
Älterer Mensch.
Soziale Situation.


Japan
Japan.
Japan.


Electronic books.

HQ1064.J3 / F33 2011eb

305.260952

2011 F-594 WT 145

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