PPN: | 41998044X  |
Titel: | Refuge of the honored : social organization in a Japanese retirement community / Yasuhito Kinoshita, Christie W. Kiefer |
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Erschienen: | Berkeley : University of California Press, 1992 |
Vertrieb: | Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc. |
Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (x, 220 pages) : Illustrations, map |
Anmerkung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-214) and index |
ISBN: | 978-0-520-91178-9 ; 0-520-91178-4 ; 0-520-07595-1 ; 978-0-520-07595-5 ; 0-585-10294-5 ; 978-0-585-10294-8 ; 0-520-07595-1 |
Abstract: | 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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