Intergenerational programs : support for children, youth, and elders in Japan
The "Intergenerational programming concept," now garnering increased interest in America, has been applied to Japanese society as a strategy for maintaining intergenerational and cultural continuity in the face of social and demographic changes. While Japan is known for its enduring and resilient family structure which provides support for people of all ages, the country's growing aged population, combined with a trend away from three-generation families and changing social values, exposes a need for new mechanisms beyond the family to promote intergenerational communication, support, and cultural continuity
Print Book, English, ©1998
State University of New York Press, Albany, ©1998
xi, 267 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780791436677, 9780791436684, 9780585056234, 0791436675, 0791436683, 0585056234
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The changing nature of childhood, youth, and old age in Japan
The conceptual and organizational roots of Japan's intergenerational initiatives
School-based initiatives
Community-based programs, events, and activities
Other frameworks for promoting intergenerational discourse