Two Worlds of Aging: Institutional Shifts, Social Risks, and the Livelihood of the Japanese Elderly
In: Ethnosoziologie | Social Anthropology v.2
Cover -- 1 Institutional change and the emergence of social risks -- 1.1 Inequality in ageing Japan -- 1.2 Gaps in the social security system -- 1.2.1 Dysfunctional elements of social security -- 1.2.2 Things are not so bad after all -- 1.2.3 Changes in family structures -- 1.2.4 Subjective dimensions of ageing -- 1.2.5 Periphery and urbanity -- 1.3 Hypotheses and research question -- 1.4 Research design: mixed methods approach -- 1.4.1 Case studies -- 1.4.1.1 Tōkyō-to: shitamachi and yamanote -- 1.4.1.2 Nagano prefecture: Komagane-shi -- 1.5 Theoretical foundation: welfare mix in an ageing society -- 1.5.1 Individualisation of risks and the emergence of social risks -- 1.5.2 The welfare mix in transition -- 1.5.3 Communities as an institutional buffer -- 2 The old, the frail and the demented: aspects of care for the elderly in Japan -- 2.1 Demographic change-increasing need for care for the elderly -- 2.2 Welcome to Japan: Long-Term Care Insurance -- 2.2.1 Historical developments of care for the elderly -- 2.2.2 Need for a change in elderly welfare: the LTCI is coming to Japan -- 2.3 The structure of the LTCI -- 2.3.1 Administrational foundations: insurers and financing -- 2.3.2 Eligibility and benefits -- 2.4 Live long and prosper: the institution of day care -- 2.4.1 Scheduling day care -- 2.5 Reforms of the LTCI: curtailing expenses, fostering civic engagement -- 2.5.1 Surprised by popularity: unscheduled reform in 2003 -- 2.5.2 On-time prevention: reform of 2006 -- 2.5.3 Care and community: reform of 2012 -- 2.6 Consequences of the LTCI and the effects of day care -- 3 Ageing in peripheral Japan: flowers, care and social meshes -- 3.1 The city between the two Alps: Welcome to Komagane -- 3.1.1 Getting older: demographics of Komagane -- 3.1.2 Still in the field: working seniors -- 3.1.3 Well distributed: infrastructure of care for the elderly