Meaning in life: tales from aging Japan

Meaning in life: tales from aging Japan

<p>Amidst widespread concerns about aging on several levels ranging from the personal to the societal, this dissertation examines the construction of meaning in life and older age in contemporary Japan. Based on an ethnographic account of a community salon in Southern Osaka, it explores the ex...

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Prif Awdur:	Kavedžija, I
Awduron Eraill:	Daniels, I
Fformat:	Traethawd Ymchwil
Iaith:	English
Cyhoeddwyd:	2012
Pynciau:	Social anthropology

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