Faces of Aging: The Lived Experiences of the Elderly in Japan by Yoshiko Matsumo

Description: Faces of Aging by Yoshiko Matsumoto The chapters in this volume put a human face on aging issues, and consider multiple dimensions of the aging experience with a focus on Japan. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The indisputable fact of Japans rapidly aging population has been known for some time. But beyond statistics and implications for the future, we do not know much about the actual aging process. Senior citizens and their varied experiences have, for the most part, been obscured by stereotypes. This fascinating new collection of research on the elderly works to put a human face on aging by considering multiple dimensions of the aging experience in Japan. Faces of Aging foregrounds a spectrum of elder-centered issues-social activity, caregiving, generational bias, suicide, sexuality, and communication with medical professionals, to name a few-from the perspective of those who are living them. The volumes diverse contributors represent the fields of sociology, anthropology, medicine, nursing, gerontology, psychology, film studies, gender studies, communication, and linguistics, offering a diverse selection of qualitative studies of aging to researchers across the social sciences. Author Biography Yoshiko Matsumoto is associate professor of Japanese in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and, by courtesy, in the Department of Linguistics, at Stanford University. She is an affiliate of the Stanford Center on Longevity and the Feminist Studies Program. Review "An outstanding addition to the literature on an increasingly visible and growing segment of the Japanese population that enriches our understanding of the aging process as it is lived by real people, rather than as it is conceptualized by policy makers." - Janet S. Shibamoto-Smith, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Davis "Yoshiko Matsumoto has brought together a highly diverse group of scholars to put a human face on issues of aging by attending to individual experiences that are frequently hidden behind statistics and stereotypes. Although her volume focuses on lives of the elderly in Japan, its myriad insights are relevant to all who are energized by an interdisciplinary approach to the particularities of aging." - Heidi E. Hamilton, Professor and Chair, Department of Linguistics, Georgetown University "Japan today is at a demographic crossroads unprecedented in history. It has the longest life expectancy and it is the most rapidly aging society in the world today. This timely and innovative volume is an important intellectual contribution to this critical issue facing many postindustrial nations. It creatively brings together multidisciplinary contributors from the humanities and the social sciences to medicine and caregiving, to shed light on new ways of growing old in Japan." - Akiko Hashimoto, author of The Gift of Generations: Japanese and American Perspectives on Aging and the Social Contract Long Description The indisputable fact of Japans rapidly aging population has been known for some time. But beyond statistics and implications for the future, we do not know much about the actual aging process. Senior citizens and their varied experiences have, for the most part, been obscured by stereotypes. This fascinating new collection of research on the elderly works to put a human face on aging by considering multiple dimensions of the aging experience in Japan. Faces of Aging foregrounds a spectrum of elder-centered issues--social activity, caregiving, generational bias, suicide, sexuality, and communication with medical professionals, to name a few--from the perspective of those who are living them. The volumes diverse contributors represent the fields of sociology, anthropology, medicine, nursing, gerontology, psychology, film studies, gender studies, communication, and linguistics, offering a diverse selection of qualitative studies of aging to researchers across the social sciences. Review Quote "Yoshiko Matsumoto has brought together a highly diverse group of scholars to put a human face on issues of aging by attending to individual experiences that are frequently hidden behind statistics and stereotypes. Although her volume focuses on lives of the elderly in Japan, its myriad insights are relevant to all who are energized by an interdisciplinary approach to the particularities of aging."-Heidi E. Hamilton, Professor and Chair, Department of Linguistics, Georgetown University Details ISBN0804771480 Short Title FACES OF AGING Pages 304 Publisher Stanford University Press Language English ISBN-10 0804771480 ISBN-13 9780804771481 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2011 Imprint Stanford University Press Place of Publication Palo Alto Country of Publication United States Edited by Yoshiko Matsumoto Publication Date 2011-03-17 Subtitle The Lived Experiences of the Elderly in Japan UK Release Date 2011-03-17 AU Release Date 2011-03-17 NZ Release Date 2011-03-17 US Release Date 2011-03-17 Author Yoshiko Matsumoto Alternative 9780804771498 DEWEY 305.260952 Audience General Illustrations 11 tables, 6 figures, 1 illustration We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159469019;

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