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Two Worlds of Aging

Institutional Shifts, Social Risks, and the Livelihood of the Japanese Elderly
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 2017

Summary

This book illustrates why and to what extent societal aging has triggered a change in our social security systems – which has simultaneously led to the emergence of new social risks in Japan. The regional context thus forms a crucial factor in welfare creation. As the foundation for a coherent and comprehensive representation of this complex matter, a mixed methods approach, consisting of ethnograpic fieldwork and analysis of both sociopolitical measures and aggregate data, was utilised in this book. The results indicate that the institutional framework has positive effects on the social economy and local communities. But innovative strategies of local problem-solving for social capital activation are fostered as well. This book is intended for scholars in the fields of welfare, social and regional research. But it also provides new input for both the social economy and social policy.

Bibliographic data

Copyright year
2017
ISBN-Print
978-3-8487-4325-4
ISBN-Online
978-3-8452-8594-8
Publisher
Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series
Ethnosoziologie | Social Anthropology
Volume
2
Language
English
Pages
284
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Table of contents

ChapterPages
  1. Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access 1 - 22
    1. 1.1 Inequality in ageing Japan No access
      1. 1.2.1 Dysfunctional elements of social security No access
      2. 1.2.2 Things are not so bad after all No access
      3. 1.2.3 Changes in family structures No access
      4. 1.2.4 Subjective dimensions of ageing No access
      5. 1.2.5 Periphery and urbanity No access
    3. 1.3 Hypotheses and research question No access
        1. 1.4.1.1 Tōkyō-to: shitamachi and yamanote No access
        2. 1.4.1.2 Nagano prefecture: Komagane-shi No access
      1. 1.5.1 Individualisation of risks and the emergence of social risks No access
      2. 1.5.2 The welfare mix in transition No access
      3. 1.5.3 Communities as an institutional buffer No access
    1. 2.1 Demographic change—increasing need for care for the elderly No access
      1. 2.2.1 Historical developments of care for the elderly No access
      2. 2.2.2 Need for a change in elderly welfare: the LTCI is coming to Japan No access
      1. 2.3.1 Administrational foundations: insurers and financing No access
      2. 2.3.2 Eligibility and benefits No access
      1. 2.4.1 Scheduling day care No access
      1. 2.5.1 Surprised by popularity: unscheduled reform in 2003 No access
      2. 2.5.2 On-time prevention: reform of 2006 No access
      3. 2.5.3 Care and community: reform of 2012 No access
    6. 2.6 Consequences of the LTCI and the effects of day care No access
      1. 3.1.1 Getting older: demographics of Komagane No access
      2. 3.1.2 Still in the field: working seniors No access
      3. 3.1.3 Well distributed: infrastructure of care for the elderly No access
      1. 3.2.1 Centralised: organisation of care No access
      2. 3.2.2 ... but outsourced: the interlocking of Shakyo and the city's Welfare Office No access
      1. 3.3.1 Drinking tea: saron & ochanomikai No access
      2. 3.3.2 Moped grannies: elderly widows in rural Japan No access
      3. 3.3.3 "Uchi de warau koto nai sa"—social isolation of the elderly No access
    4. 3.4 Where it's at: an interim conclusion No access
      1. 4.1.1 Modern yamanote: Minato ward No access
      2. 4.1.2 Traditional shitamachi: Taitō ward & Katsushika ward No access
      1. 4.2.1 Showpiece of urban care for the elderly: all-in-one care facilities No access
      2. 4.2.2 Hand in hand: synergy effects and internal organisation of labour No access
      1. 4.3.1 Betsubetsu: the organisation of care for the elderly No access
      2. 4.3.2 Dichotomy of scales: long-term care usage No access
      1. 4.4.1 Ride my bicycle: patchwork of care for the elderly measures No access
      2. 4.4.2 Getting old, getting poor: increasing poverty among the elderly No access
      3. 4.4.3 "Yappari kazoku ni mendō wo shitaku nē": women as actors in day care No access
      4. 4.4.4 Captives of mind, body and family relationships: seniors in institutional care No access
    5. 4.5 State of affairs: an interim conclusion No access
        1. 5.1.1.1 Minato ward: San San Akasaka No access
        2. 5.1.1.2 Taitō ward: Asatoku No access
        3. 5.1.1.3 Katsushika ward: Shinkatsushika Royal Care Center No access
      2. 5.1.2 Human resources management and organisation of care No access
      3. 5.1.3 The price of functional effectiveness No access
      1. 5.2.1 Talk, talk, talk: activities in care facilities for the elderly No access
      2. 5.2.2 Aspects of social interaction in care for the elderly No access
      3. 5.2.3 Amplifying social networks through care for the elderly No access
      4. 5.2.4 Volunteering: an essential pillar in care for the elderly No access
    3. 5.3 Pinpinkorori: local normative ethics manifested in an ideal death No access
    1. 6.1 Risk of seclusion No access
    2. 6.2 Rebalancing responsibilities in care for the elderly No access
    3. 6.3 Care institutions for the elderly as resources No access
      1. 6.4.1 Urban duality No access
      2. 6.4.2 Rural duality No access
      3. 6.4.3 The duality of the welfare mix No access
  8. 7 Conclusion No access 248 - 252
    1. A Interview guide: care personnel No access
    2. B Interview guide: patient interviews No access
    3. C Interview guide: expert interviews No access
    4. D Overview of patients and sociodemographic data No access
    5. E Municipal discretion in premium settings of the LTCI No access
    6. F LTCI application process No access
    7. G Overview of all care facilities for the elderly in Komagane No access
  10. References No access 265 - 284

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