The Demographic Challenge: A Handbook About JapanFlorian Coulmas, Annette Schad-Seifert BRILL, 2008 - 1 sidor This Handbook explores the challenges demographic change poses to todaya (TM)s Japan. The first part provides the fundamental data involved, and the subsequent two parts address the social and cultural aspects of Japana (TM)s demographic change. Parts four and five are dedicated to the political, economic and social security aspects of demographic change. The Handbook brings together a group of international scholars of various disciplinary backgrounds to take issue with the worlda (TM)s fastest demographic transition. Topics include the dynamics of gender roles, images of age, policy formation, labour market structures, pension system, living arrangements, ethical values, and many more. Against the background of Japana (TM)s demographic change, the latest developments in these fields are being introduced, and whenever appropriate set into a context of historical and/or international comparison. This Handbook is the first comprehensive publication in English on Japana (TM)s demographic change. Contributors include: Makoto Atoh, Hans Dieter A-lschleger, Ryuichi Kaneko, Ralph LA1/4tzeler, Shigemi Kono, Matthias Koch, Sepp Linhart, Takeo Ogawa, Chikako Usui, Leng Leng Thang, Susan (Orpett) Long, Sawako Shirahase, Toshiko Himeoka, James Raymo, Miho Iwasawa, Akiko S Oishi, Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu, David Blake Willis, Susanne Formanek, Mayumi Sekizawa, Christopher S Thompson, John W Traphagan, Kenji Ishii, Craig Martin, Peter Backhaus, Fumio Inoue, Lisette Gebhardt, Nobuko Shiraishi, Sumiko Iwao, Roger Goodman, Takanori Shintani, Fumihiko Satofuka, Carolin Funck, John Clammer, Wolfram Manzenreiter, Leonard Schoppa, John C Campbell, Paul Talcott, David Potter, Robert Pekkanen, Yutaka Tsujinaka, Akihiro Ogawa, Susanne Kreitz-Sandberg, Liv Coleman, Glenda S Roberts, Thomas Feldhoff, Patricia Maclachlan, Naohiro Ogawa, Akihiro Kawase, Seiritsu Ogura, Volker Elis, Charles Yuji Horioka, Fumio Ohtake, Hisashi Fukawa, Naohiro Yashiro, Hendrik Meyer-Ohle, Karen A Shire, Harald Conrad, Hidehiko Sekizawa, Andreas Moerke, Ito Peng, Naoki Ikegami, Makoto Arai, Tetsuo Fukawa, Takashi Oshio, Noriyuki Takayama, and Tomoyuki Kubo. |
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Introduction | 3 |
The Last Japanese | 5 |
2 Fertility and Mortality Hans Dieter Ölschleger | 25 |
3 Statistical Foundations of Population Projections Ryuichi Kaneko | 41 |
4 Regional Demographics Ralph Lützeler | 61 |
5 Demographic Comparisons with Other Countries with the Emphasis on the More Developed Regions Shigemi Kono | 81 |
6 History of Demography in Japan Matthias Koch | 97 |
PART II Social Aspects of Demographic Change | 119 |
PART IV Political Aspects of Demographic Change | 633 |
Introduction | 635 |
34 Demographics and the State Leonard Schoppa | 639 |
35 Politics of OldAge PolicyMaking John Creighton Campbell | 653 |
36 Political Parties in an Ageing Society Paul Talcott | 667 |
A Nonprofi t Organization Census | 689 |
38 Neighbourhood Associations and the Demographic Challenge Robert Pekkanen and Yutaka Tsujinaka | 707 |
A New Role for Schools? Akihiro Ogawa | 721 |
Introduction | 121 |
Parental Leave Women and Men | 125 |
Towards the Active Senior Citizen Takeo Ogawa | 145 |
9 Ageing Society and the Transformation of Work in the PostFordist Economy Chikako Usui | 163 |
AgeIntegrated Facilities Leng Leng Thang | 179 |
11 Social Change and Caregiving of the Elderly Susan Orpett Long | 201 |
12 Income Inequality in the Ageing Society Sawako Shirahase | 217 |
13 Changes in Family Structure Toshiko Himeoka | 235 |
Case in Point Time Spent with Children | 255 |
15 Child Care in a Low Birth Society Akiko S Oishi | 277 |
16 Transcultural Society Stephen MurphyShigematsu and David Blake Willis | 293 |
PART III Cultural Aspects of Demographic Change | 317 |
Introduction | 319 |
17 Traditional Concepts and Images of Old Age in Japan Susanne Formanek | 323 |
18 Notions of Life Old Age and Death in Ageing Japan Mayumi Sekizawa | 345 |
19 Population Decline Municipal Amalgamation and the Politics of Folk Performance Preservation in Northeast Japan Christopher S Thompson | 361 |
20 Ancestors Burial Rites and Rural Depopulation in Japan John W Traphagan | 387 |
21 Religion in PostWorld War II Japan and Social Ageing Kenji Ishii | 397 |
The Courts and Equality Rights in Japans Ageing Society Craig Martin | 417 |
Some Linguistic Consequences of Population Ageing Peter Backhaus | 455 |
24 Population Ageing and Language Change Fumio Inoue | 473 |
25 Age and Ageing in Contemporary Japanese Literature Lisette Gebhardt | 491 |
26 Media Use in the Ageing Society Nobuko Shiraishi | 513 |
27 Gendered Age Sumiko Iwao | 531 |
Case in Point A Pet Culture in the Making | 547 |
29 Ageing Japan and the Transmission of Traditional Skills and KnowHow Takanori Shintani | 561 |
A Demographic Challenge for Design Fumihiko Satofuka | 571 |
Tourism and Demographic Change in Japan Carolin Funck | 579 |
32 Pastimes John Clammer | 599 |
33 Sports and Demographic Change in Japan Wolfram Manzenreiter | 613 |
Case in Point Age Structure of Volunteers | 733 |
Framework and Challenges Liv Coleman | 749 |
Framework and Challenges Glenda S Roberts | 765 |
Framework and Challenges Thomas Feldhoff | 781 |
44 Postal Privatization and its Implications for the Ageing Society Patricia L Maclachlan | 799 |
PART V Economic and Social Security Aspects of Demographic Change | 815 |
Introduction | 817 |
Silver Customers Japans Centenarians 19632005 | 821 |
46 Macroeconomic Impact and Public Finance Perspectives of the Ageing Society Akihiro Kawase and Seiritsu Ogura | 841 |
47 The Impact of the Ageing Society on Regional Economies Volker Elis | 861 |
48 A Survey of Household Saving Behaviour Charles Yuji Horioka | 879 |
49 The Ageing Society and Economic Inequality Fumio Ohtake | 899 |
50 Poverty Among the Elderly Hisashi Fukawa | 921 |
51 Economic Factors in the Declining Birth Rate Naohiro Yashiro | 933 |
52 Labour Market and Labour Market Policies for the Ageing Society Hendrik MeyerOhle | 947 |
53 Gender Dimensions of the Ageing Workforce Karen A Shire | 963 |
54 Human Resource Management Practices and the Ageing Workforce Harald Conrad | 979 |
55 The Impact of the Ageing Society on Consumer Behaviour and Consumer Markets Hidehiko Sekizawa | 999 |
Case in Point A Ward That Takes Pride in Being Traffic Safe for the Elderly | 1017 |
57 Ageing and the Social Security System Ito Peng | 1033 |
58 Providing Care for the Ageing Society Naoki Ikegami | 1049 |
59 Guardianship for Adults Makoto Arai | 1065 |
60 The Public HealthCare System a Financial Perspective Tetsuo Fukawa | 1077 |
61 The Public Pension System and the Ageing Society Takashi Oshio | 1097 |
62 The Search for More Equitable Pensions Between Generations Noriyuki Takayama | 1115 |
63 The Restructuring of the Corporate Pension System Tomoyuki Kubo | 1135 |
List of contributors | 1151 |
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