ISBN:
0585056234
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9780585056234
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xi, 267 pages)
,
illustrations.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
SUNY series in Japan in transition
Parallel Title:
Print version Intergenerational programs
DDC:
305.20952
Keywords:
Intergenerational relations Japan
;
Age groups Japan
;
Social work with older people Japan
;
Social work with youth Japan
;
Older volunteers Japan
;
Young volunteers Japan
;
Relations entre générations Japon
;
Groupes d'âge Japon
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Service social aux personnes âgées Japon
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Service social à la jeunesse Japon
;
Personnes âgées bénévoles Japon
;
Jeunes bénévoles Japon
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Japan
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Intergenerational relations
;
Age groups
;
Social work with older people
;
Social work with youth
;
Older volunteers
;
Young volunteers
;
Older volunteers
;
Young volunteers
;
Intergenerational relations
;
Social work with youth
;
Social work with older people
;
Age groups
;
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Life Stages ; General
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Age groups
;
Intergenerational relations
;
Older volunteers
;
Social work with older people
;
Social work with youth
;
Young volunteers
;
Japan
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Chapter 2.The Changing Nature of Childhood, Youth, and Old Age in Japan27 --Chapter 3.The Conceptual and Organizational Roots of Japan's Intergenerational Initiatives51 --Chapter 4.School-based Initiatives75 --Chapter 5.Community-based Programs, Events, and Activities101 --Chapter 6.Other Frameworks for Promoting Intergenerational Discourse127.
Abstract:
The "Intergenerational programming concept," now garnering increased interest in America, has been applied to Japanese society as a strategy for maintaining intergenerational and cultural continuity in the face of social and demographic changes. While Japan is known for its enduring and resilient family structure which provides support for people of all ages, the country's growing aged population, combined with a trend away from three-generation families and changing social values, exposes a need for new mechanisms beyond the family to promote intergenerational communication, support, and cultural continuity
Abstract:
The authors identify a rich geographically diverse set of intergenerational programs and activities that serve a wide range of human and community development objectives. Beyond promoting intergenerational understanding among participants, these initiatives function to help people to pursue their educational objectives, arts and recreation interests, desired states of health and welfare, environmental preservation and community development goals, and religious and spiritual well-being. Intergenerational endeavors constitute an integral approach for supplementing familial support systems and maintaining social cohesion in Japan as it enters the twenty-first century
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 2.The Changing Nature of Childhood, Youth, and Old Age in Japan27Chapter 3.The Conceptual and Organizational Roots of Japan's Intergenerational Initiatives51Chapter 4.School-based Initiatives75Chapter 5.Community-based Programs, Events, and Activities101Chapter 6.Other Frameworks for Promoting Intergenerational Discourse127.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-261) and index. - Description based on print version record
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