Women, the elderly and social policy in Finland and Japan : the muse or the worker bee?
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Women, the elderly and social policy in Finland and Japan : the muse or the worker bee?
Ashgate, c1995
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Description
These papers study the position of women in two ageing societies - Japan and Finland. The focus on women is seen as an essential indicator which helps analyze the nature of social change in Finnish and Japanese societies. Topics covered include housing policy, retirement, and social security.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Finland and Japan, two late-developers, Briitta Koskiaho. Part 1 Finland: the woman and the family in Finland, Mirja Tolkki-Nikkonen
- female lifestyles and postmodern consciousness, Liisa Knuuti
- retired female textile workers - life and housing, Maija-Liisa Pattiniemi
- elderly people and services - the case of Tampere, Maija-Liisa Pattiniemi. Part 2 Japan: Japanese women in their society, Briitta Koskiaho
- the changing women's employment and role of social policies in Japan, Machiko Osawa
- the level of living and social security of the elderly in Japan, Sachiko Matsumura
- social policy planning and women in Japan, Ingrid Getreuer-Kargl
- the elderly and institution in Japan - the case of institutional care in Tokyo, Raija Hashimoto
- Minse-iin community volunteers - an important network in the field of welfare in Japan, Rakija Hashimoto.
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