| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 1199 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Contents; Acknowledgements; General Introduction; PART I Fundamentals of Japanese Demographics; Introduction; Case in Point: The Last Japanese; 1. Japan's Population Growth during the Past 100 Years (Makoto Atoh); 2. Fertility and Mortality (Hans Dieter Ölschleger); 3. Statistical Foundations of Population Projections (Ryuichi Kaneko); 4. Regional Demographics (Ralph Lützeler); 5. Demographic Comparisons with Other Countries with the Emphasis on the More Developed Regions (Shigemi Kono); 6. History of Demography in Japan (Matthias Koch); PART II Social Aspects of Demographic Change. |
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IntroductionCase in Point: Parental Leave: Women and Men; 7. Social Ageing and the Sociology of Ageing (Sepp Linhart); 8. Changing Social Concepts of Age: Towards the Active Senior Citizen (Takeo Ogawa); 9. Ageing Society and the Transformation of Work in the Post-Fordist Economy (Chikako Usui); 10. Engaging the Generations: Age-Integrated Facilities (Leng Leng Thang); 11. Social Change and Caregiving of the Elderly (Susan. |
| Summary |
Explores the challenges demographic change poses to Japan. This book provides the fundamental data involved, and addresses the social and cultural aspects of Japan's demographic change. It is dedicated to the political, economic and social security aspects of demographic change. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Population aging -- Japan.
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Population aging. |
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Japan. |
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Japan -- Population.
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Population. |
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Demographic transition -- Japan.
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Demographic transition. |
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Population aging -- Government policy -- Japan.
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Government policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Coulmas, Florian.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Demographic challenge. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008 9789004154773 (DLC) 2008006516 (OCoLC)174130764 |
| ISBN |
9789047428114 (electronic book) |
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9047428110 (electronic book) |
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9789004154773 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9004154779 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/ej.9789004154773.i-1199 |
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