Japan's Coming Crisis: Problems for the Honorable Elders
| Autor: | Bethann Cinelli, Douglas McConatha, Jasmin Tahmaseb McConatha |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Cross-Cultural Comparison
Gerontology Economic growth Health Services for the Aged 060106 history of social sciences Health Status Statistics as Topic 060104 history Life Expectancy Social integration Japan Health care Humans 0601 history and archaeology Sociology Mortality Aged Social policy Health Services Needs and Demand business.industry Social change 06 humanities and the arts United States Socioeconomic Factors Geriatrics and Gerontology business Social status |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Gerontology. 10:224-235 |
| ISSN: | 1552-4523 0733-4648 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/073346489101000208 |
| Popis: | The rapid aging of the Japanese and United States populations represents a major challenge in terms of health care and the quality of life. This article provides a cross-cultural analysis of the status of the elderly in these two countries. Japan currently has almost 13 million people over the age of 65. This number will more than double in the next two decades, making Japan one of the oldest countries in the world. This change offers an opportunity to view the approaches, solutions, and dimensions associated with current and proposed directions for the elderly in the United States, who now number 32 million and will increase to 35 million by the year 2000. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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