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UNINA9910495892303321 |
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Autore |
Kinoshita Yasuhito |
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Titolo |
Refuge of the Honored : Social Organization in a Japanese Retirement Community / / Christie W. Kiefer, Yasuhito Kinoshita |
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Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1992] |
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©1992 |
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ISBN |
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0-520-91178-4 |
0-585-10294-5 |
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Edizione |
[Reprint 2019] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 220 p. ) : ill. ; |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Retirement communities - Japan - Case studies |
Retirees - Japan - Attitudes - Case studies |
Older people - Japan - Attitudes - Case studies |
Retirement communities - Attitudes - Japan |
Retirees - Attitudes - Japan |
Older people - Japan |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Scholarly Context of the Study -- 3. Demography and Income -- 4. Consequences of Social Change -- 5. Welfare Homes for the Aged and Emerging Retirement Communities -- 6. The Setting and the System -- 7. The Residents -- 8. Management and Residents: Communication Failure -- 9. The Residents Association -- 10. Group and Individual Activities -- 11. Patterns of Social Interaction -- 12. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Faced with the decline of the traditional family and the explosive growth of the over-65 population, the Japanese are looking for new ways to care for their elders. This study documents the birth of a major social phenomenon in Japan - the planned retirement community. |
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