| Description |
xii, 290 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Successful aging through participation in social activities among senior citizens : becoming photographers / Keiko Takahashi, M. Tokoro, and G. Hatano -- The new elder citizen movement in Japan / Nobutaka Doba and Shigeaki Hinohara in association with Haruo Yanai ... [et al.] -- Tension, dependency, and sacrifice in the relationship of an elderly couple / Susan Orpett Long -- Generations apart : burdens, bad families, and elder suicide in rural Japan / John W. Traphagan -- Aging, gender, and sexuality in Japanese popular cultural discourse : pornographer Sachi Hamano and her rebellious film Lily festival (Yurisai) / Hikari Hori -- The value of talk : critical perspectives on studying the speech practices of elderly people in the United States with implications for Japan / Anne R. Bower -- Kimochi : capturing elderly Japanese dialysis patients' experiences / Natsumi Morita -- Beyond stereotypes of old age : discourse of elderly Japanese women / Yoshiko Matsumoto -- Family conversation as narrative : co-constructing past, present, and future / Toshiko Hamaguchi -- A good story is not enough : unmasking and accommodating the social meanings of aging in Japan / Hiroshi Ota and H. Giles -- Afterword : successful aging and communication wellness : a process of transition and continuity / Jon F. Nussbaum and Carla L. Fisher. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Older people -- Japan.
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Aging -- Social aspects -- Japan.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Matsumoto, Yoshiko, 1954-
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780804771481 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780804771498 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780804777650 (electronic bk.) |
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