Frail, Independent, involved? Care and the Category of the Elderly in Japan
This article examines how the category of the elderly in Japan is constructed through diverse forms of care, understood as moral practices intrinsic to peoples’ senses of self. It offers an analysis of a range of informal as well as institutional configurations of care in the Japanese urban context,...
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| Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2015-05-01
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| Series: | Anthropology & Aging |
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| Online Access: | http://anthro-age.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/anthro-age/article/view/83 |