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Elderly care period: a case study using a life history approach.
- Author:
- TANAKA Satomi
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy and Social Work, 1, March 1997, pp.113-124.
- Publisher:
- Japan College of Social Work
In an 'Ie', a traditional Japanese household, the care for the elderly used to be given by a grown up child living together with them. This gave older people a sense of security. Socio economic changes in Japan after 1943 have altered 'Ie' and the nature of elderly care. However social services are not adequately available to the public especially in elderly care.