Men, Care and Well-being in Super-aged Japan
Men, Care and Well-being in Super-aged Japan offers an innovative perspective on social sustainability by examining men’s well-being through their involvement in caring for older family members. Focusing on super-aged Japan, the book provides a valuable way to understand key social challenges releva...
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| author | Costantini, Hiroko |
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| description | Men, Care and Well-being in Super-aged Japan offers an innovative perspective on social sustainability by examining men’s well-being through their involvement in caring for older family members. Focusing on super-aged Japan, the book provides a valuable way to understand key social challenges relevant to countries on the cusp of an ageing society. In contrast to the predominant focus on men in the workplace, this study shifts attention to men in the family – such as men as sons, sons-in-law, husbands and grandsons – whose roles in care remain understudied. The first part explores men’s care relations in the context of their extended family relations, including the emergence of sons-in-law in care. The second part widens the perspective to include the domain of work and related policies to understand how men reconcile care and work. The third part situates men’s caregiving in the broader societal context, including attention to the author’s novel notion of ‘care literacy’. The structure provides specialists across relevant fields – such as well-being, masculinity, gender relations and care systems – greater flexibility in accessing relevant sections. Further, the design of parts and chapters supports the book's use as teaching material in undergraduate and graduate courses. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1765842026-06-04T05:26:21Z Men, Care and Well-being in Super-aged Japan Costantini, Hiroko Japan Family Relations Men and Care Masculinity Sons-in-Law Care Literacy Well-being Ageing Society Ethnographic Research thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare and social services::JKSG Care of the elderly thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology Men, Care and Well-being in Super-aged Japan offers an innovative perspective on social sustainability by examining men’s well-being through their involvement in caring for older family members. Focusing on super-aged Japan, the book provides a valuable way to understand key social challenges relevant to countries on the cusp of an ageing society. In contrast to the predominant focus on men in the workplace, this study shifts attention to men in the family – such as men as sons, sons-in-law, husbands and grandsons – whose roles in care remain understudied. The first part explores men’s care relations in the context of their extended family relations, including the emergence of sons-in-law in care. The second part widens the perspective to include the domain of work and related policies to understand how men reconcile care and work. The third part situates men’s caregiving in the broader societal context, including attention to the author’s novel notion of ‘care literacy’. The structure provides specialists across relevant fields – such as well-being, masculinity, gender relations and care systems – greater flexibility in accessing relevant sections. Further, the design of parts and chapters supports the book's use as teaching material in undergraduate and graduate courses. 2026-05-20T05:33:54Z 2026-05-20T05:33:54Z 2026-05-19T12:54:28Z 2026 book ONIX_20260519T105721_9781806550708_2 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/113240 9781806550708 9781806550715 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/176584 eng Culture and Health open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/113240/1/9781806550708.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/113240/1/9781806550708.pdf UCL Press UCL Press 29b9f0a3-1b0d-4bdd-99d7-b4d3432d7fcc 9781806550708 9781806550715 UCL Press London open access |
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| title | Men, Care and Well-being in Super-aged Japan |
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| topic | Japan Family Relations Men and Care Masculinity Sons-in-Law Care Literacy Well-being Ageing Society Ethnographic Research thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JK Social services and welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare and social services::JKSG Care of the elderly thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology |
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