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Author Danely, Jason, author

Title Fragile resonance : caring for older family members in Japan and England / Jason Danely
Published Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 249 pages)
Contents Cultural ecologies of care -- Becoming a carer -- Fatigue and endurance -- Dangerous compassion -- Counter-worlds of care -- Living on -- The politics of care
Summary "This ethnography compares the experiences of unpaid family carers of older adults in Japan and England. Their personal stories of caring-including thoughts on responsibility, fatigue, compassion, grief, and love-provide insight into the everyday lived experiences of care in two culturally distinct aging societies, as well as broader social and political implications."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 22, 2022)
Subject Caregivers -- Japan -- Social conditions
Caregivers -- England -- Social conditions
Older people -- Care -- Social aspects -- Japan
Older people -- Care -- Social aspects -- England
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
Japan.
Asian history.
Age groups: the elderly.
Anthropology.
Social services & welfare, criminology.
Society.
England
Japan
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021057942
ISBN 9781501765827
1501765825
9781501765834
1501765833