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Caring for the elderly in Japan and the US : practices and policies / / [edited by] Susan O. Long
| Caring for the elderly in Japan and the US : practices and policies / / [edited by] Susan O. Long |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.6/0952 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LongSusan Orpett |
| Collana | Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Care - United States
Older people - Government policy - United States Older people - Services for - United States Older people - Care - Japan Older people - Government policy - Japan Older people - Services for - Japan |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-134-59413-5
1-280-06965-1 0-203-46447-8 0-203-24962-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; PART I Assuring care: government policies and programs; 1 Cultural meanings of ""security"" in aging policies; 2 The socioeconomic context of Japanese social policy for aging; 3 From the New Deal to the new millennium:: bridging the gap in US aging and health policy; 4 Changing meanings of frail old people and the Japanese welfare state; 5 Critical issues in health care for the US elderly: beyond the millennium
PART II Providing care: professional caregivers6 We live too short, and die too long: on Japanese and US physicians' caregiving practices and approaches to withholding life-sustaining treatments; 7 Difficult choices: policy and meaning in Japanese hospice practice; 8 Policies and practices near the end of life in the US: the ambivalent pursuit of a good death; PART III Assisting in care: non-profit organizations and volunteers; 9 The development of social welfare services in Japan; 10 The accountability dilemma; providing voluntary care for the elderly in the US and Japan PART IV Coordinating and caring: family caregivers11 Variations in family caregiving in Japan and the US; 12 Recognizing the need for gender-responsive family caregiving policy: lessons from male caregivers; PART V Facilitating care of self; 13 The creativity of the demented elderly: the use of psychological approaches in a Japanese outpatient clinic; 14 Visible lives: life stories and ritual in American nursing homes; 15 Disclosure, decisions, and dementia in Japan: maximizing the continuity of self 16 Concepts of personhood in Alzheimer's disease: considering Japanese notions of a relational self17 Epilogue: downsizing the material self: late life and long involvements with things; Glossary; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455503803321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Caring for the elderly in Japan and the US : practices and policies / / [edited by] Susan O. Long
| Caring for the elderly in Japan and the US : practices and policies / / [edited by] Susan O. Long |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.6/0952 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LongSusan Orpett |
| Collana | Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Care - United States
Older people - Government policy - United States Older people - Services for - United States Older people - Care - Japan Older people - Government policy - Japan Older people - Services for - Japan |
| ISBN |
1-134-59412-7
1-134-59413-5 1-280-06965-1 0-203-46447-8 0-203-24962-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; PART I Assuring care: government policies and programs; 1 Cultural meanings of ""security"" in aging policies; 2 The socioeconomic context of Japanese social policy for aging; 3 From the New Deal to the new millennium:: bridging the gap in US aging and health policy; 4 Changing meanings of frail old people and the Japanese welfare state; 5 Critical issues in health care for the US elderly: beyond the millennium
PART II Providing care: professional caregivers6 We live too short, and die too long: on Japanese and US physicians' caregiving practices and approaches to withholding life-sustaining treatments; 7 Difficult choices: policy and meaning in Japanese hospice practice; 8 Policies and practices near the end of life in the US: the ambivalent pursuit of a good death; PART III Assisting in care: non-profit organizations and volunteers; 9 The development of social welfare services in Japan; 10 The accountability dilemma; providing voluntary care for the elderly in the US and Japan PART IV Coordinating and caring: family caregivers11 Variations in family caregiving in Japan and the US; 12 Recognizing the need for gender-responsive family caregiving policy: lessons from male caregivers; PART V Facilitating care of self; 13 The creativity of the demented elderly: the use of psychological approaches in a Japanese outpatient clinic; 14 Visible lives: life stories and ritual in American nursing homes; 15 Disclosure, decisions, and dementia in Japan: maximizing the continuity of self 16 Concepts of personhood in Alzheimer's disease: considering Japanese notions of a relational self17 Epilogue: downsizing the material self: late life and long involvements with things; Glossary; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779930203321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Caring for the elderly in Japan and the US : practices and policies / / [edited by] Susan O. Long
| Caring for the elderly in Japan and the US : practices and policies / / [edited by] Susan O. Long |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (381 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.6/0952 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LongSusan Orpett |
| Collana | Routledge advances in Asia-Pacific studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Care - United States
Older people - Government policy - United States Older people - Services for - United States Older people - Care - Japan Older people - Government policy - Japan Older people - Services for - Japan |
| ISBN |
1-134-59412-7
1-134-59413-5 1-280-06965-1 0-203-46447-8 0-203-24962-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; PART I Assuring care: government policies and programs; 1 Cultural meanings of ""security"" in aging policies; 2 The socioeconomic context of Japanese social policy for aging; 3 From the New Deal to the new millennium:: bridging the gap in US aging and health policy; 4 Changing meanings of frail old people and the Japanese welfare state; 5 Critical issues in health care for the US elderly: beyond the millennium
PART II Providing care: professional caregivers6 We live too short, and die too long: on Japanese and US physicians' caregiving practices and approaches to withholding life-sustaining treatments; 7 Difficult choices: policy and meaning in Japanese hospice practice; 8 Policies and practices near the end of life in the US: the ambivalent pursuit of a good death; PART III Assisting in care: non-profit organizations and volunteers; 9 The development of social welfare services in Japan; 10 The accountability dilemma; providing voluntary care for the elderly in the US and Japan PART IV Coordinating and caring: family caregivers11 Variations in family caregiving in Japan and the US; 12 Recognizing the need for gender-responsive family caregiving policy: lessons from male caregivers; PART V Facilitating care of self; 13 The creativity of the demented elderly: the use of psychological approaches in a Japanese outpatient clinic; 14 Visible lives: life stories and ritual in American nursing homes; 15 Disclosure, decisions, and dementia in Japan: maximizing the continuity of self 16 Concepts of personhood in Alzheimer's disease: considering Japanese notions of a relational self17 Epilogue: downsizing the material self: late life and long involvements with things; Glossary; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819199603321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan / / by Scott Bass, Masato Oka, Jill Norton and Robert Morris Deceased*
| Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan / / by Scott Bass, Masato Oka, Jill Norton and Robert Morris Deceased* |
| Autore | Bass Scott |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
| Disciplina |
362.6/0951
362.60951 |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Government policy - Japan
Older people - Services for - Japan Older people - Japan |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-138-98425-6
1-315-86250-6 1-317-94890-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction: Japan's Aging Society; Health and Social Care; The Health Status of Elderly People and the New Direction of Health Services; Japan's Financing System for Health Care of the Elderly; Paying for the Health and Social Care of the Elderly; Work and Retirement; An Overview of Work, Retirement, and Pensions in Japan; The Challenge of an Aging Work Force: Keeping Older Workers Employed and Employable; Policies for a Smoother Transition from Work to Retirement
Between Policy and Practice: Japan's Silver Human Resource Centers as Viewed from the InsideSocial Policy; Implementing Public Policies and Services in Rural Japan: Issues and Problems; Expansion of Formalized In-Home Services for Japan's Aged; Possibilities for Change Toward Universal Design: Japanese Housing Policy for Seniors at the Crossroads; From Transfer to Social Service: A New Emphasis on Social Policies for the Aged in Japan; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458471803321 |
Bass Scott
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| Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan / / by Scott Bass, Masato Oka, Jill Norton and Robert Morris Deceased*
| Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan / / by Scott Bass, Masato Oka, Jill Norton and Robert Morris Deceased* |
| Autore | Bass Scott |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
| Disciplina |
362.6/0951
362.60951 |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Government policy - Japan
Older people - Services for - Japan Older people - Japan |
| ISBN |
1-317-94889-0
1-138-98425-6 1-315-86250-6 1-317-94890-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction: Japan's Aging Society; Health and Social Care; The Health Status of Elderly People and the New Direction of Health Services; Japan's Financing System for Health Care of the Elderly; Paying for the Health and Social Care of the Elderly; Work and Retirement; An Overview of Work, Retirement, and Pensions in Japan; The Challenge of an Aging Work Force: Keeping Older Workers Employed and Employable; Policies for a Smoother Transition from Work to Retirement
Between Policy and Practice: Japan's Silver Human Resource Centers as Viewed from the InsideSocial Policy; Implementing Public Policies and Services in Rural Japan: Issues and Problems; Expansion of Formalized In-Home Services for Japan's Aged; Possibilities for Change Toward Universal Design: Japanese Housing Policy for Seniors at the Crossroads; From Transfer to Social Service: A New Emphasis on Social Policies for the Aged in Japan; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791185303321 |
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Bass Scott
|
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| Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan / / by Scott Bass, Masato Oka, Jill Norton and Robert Morris Deceased*
| Public Policy and the Old Age Revolution in Japan / / by Scott Bass, Masato Oka, Jill Norton and Robert Morris Deceased* |
| Autore | Bass Scott |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
| Disciplina |
362.6/0951
362.60951 |
| Soggetto topico |
Older people - Government policy - Japan
Older people - Services for - Japan Older people - Japan |
| ISBN |
1-317-94889-0
1-138-98425-6 1-315-86250-6 1-317-94890-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction: Japan's Aging Society; Health and Social Care; The Health Status of Elderly People and the New Direction of Health Services; Japan's Financing System for Health Care of the Elderly; Paying for the Health and Social Care of the Elderly; Work and Retirement; An Overview of Work, Retirement, and Pensions in Japan; The Challenge of an Aging Work Force: Keeping Older Workers Employed and Employable; Policies for a Smoother Transition from Work to Retirement
Between Policy and Practice: Japan's Silver Human Resource Centers as Viewed from the InsideSocial Policy; Implementing Public Policies and Services in Rural Japan: Issues and Problems; Expansion of Formalized In-Home Services for Japan's Aged; Possibilities for Change Toward Universal Design: Japanese Housing Policy for Seniors at the Crossroads; From Transfer to Social Service: A New Emphasis on Social Policies for the Aged in Japan; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817960103321 |
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Bass Scott
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| Boca Raton, FL : , : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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