ISBN:
0521483077
,
0521555205
Language:
English
Pages:
XV, 226 S.
Edition:
1. publ.
DDC:
305.26
Keywords:
AGEING PERSONS
;
AGEING
;
Ancianos - EE.UU - Relaciones familiares
;
Ancianos - Japón - Relaciones familiares
;
Ancianos, Servicios para los - EE.UU
;
Ancianos, Servicios para los - Japón
;
Bejaarden
;
Bejaardenzorg
;
CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS
;
Contrat social - Études transculturelles
;
Contrato social - Estudios culturales comparados
;
FAMILY
;
Familierelaties
;
JAPAN
;
OLD AGE BENEFITS
;
Personnes âgées - Japon - Relations familiales
;
Personnes âgées - États-Unis - Relations familiales
;
Personnes âgées - Études transculturelles
;
Personnes âgées, Services aux - Japon
;
Personnes âgées, Services aux - États-Unis
;
SOCIAL SECURITY
;
Sociale politiek
;
UNITED STATES
;
Older people Cross-cultural studies
;
Older people Family relationships
;
Older people Family relationships
;
Older people Services for
;
Older people Services for
;
Social contract Cross-cultural studies
;
Sozialvertrag
;
Alter
;
USA
;
Japan
;
USA
;
Japan
;
Alter
;
Sozialvertrag
;
USA
Abstract:
The Gift of Generations is an inquiry into the different cultural meanings of giving and deserving help in two aging societies. Post-industrial societies today contend with population dynamics that have never before existed. As the number of older people grows, countries must determine how best to provide for the needs of this population. The constraints are real: Fiscal and material resources are finite and must be shared in a way that is perceived as just. As such, societies confront the fundamental question of who gets what, how, and why, and ultimately must reappraise the principles determining why some people are considered more worthy of help than others. This study systematically explores the Japanese and American answers to this fundamental question.
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam027/95037713.html
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam025/95037713.html
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam027/95037713.html
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam025/95037713.html
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam025/95037713.html
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam025/95037713.html
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