Akiko Hashimoto

The Gift of Generations

Japanese and American Perspectives on Aging and the Social Contract

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 355g
• ISBN-13: 9780521555203
• ISBN-10: 0521555205
• Artikelnr.: 21524508

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: the social designation of deserving citizens; The private discourse: expectations of vulnerability
the public discourse: responsibilities for intervention
values, interests, and symbolic equity: a framework of analysis; 2. Two communities
two societies: West Haven
Westside Odawara
comparing communities; 3. Rights and responsibilities in the public domain: entitlement, obligation, and equity
individual, family, and state; 4. The practice of protection and intervention in the private domain: inside the household
outside the household
family and network
the recognition of vulnerability; 5. The Japanese viewpoint: the protective approach; 6. The American viewpoint: the contingency approach; 7. Cultural assumptions and values: trajectories of need
conditions of security
intergenerational equity
primary bonds of affection
units of self
sufficiency
visions of resource affluence; 8. The social regulation of interests: credit, debt, and mutual interests
rights, responsibilities, and collective interests
the logic of symbolic equity
distribution of symbolic resources: empowerment and disempowerment
social and cultural constructions of support
vulnerability and security
entitlement and obligation
reciprocity and dependency
failures and costs; 9. Conclusion: Reflections on diversity and change.