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Social capital in Japan's aging society
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Abstract Japan's population is aging and shrinking at unprecedented speed. One central issue that emerges in the ongoing discourse on how to meet the manifold demographic challenges Japan faces, deals with the central role the nation's senior citizens can take on when it comes to providing and fostering soci... view more
Japan's population is aging and shrinking at unprecedented speed. One central issue that emerges in the ongoing discourse on how to meet the manifold demographic challenges Japan faces, deals with the central role the nation's senior citizens can take on when it comes to providing and fostering social capital. The concept of lifelong learning in this context has been established as a central means of being engaged in actively shaping the future of Japan.... view less
Keywords
Japan; population development; demographic aging; population decrease; elderly; social capital; lifelong learning; Far East
Classification
Population Studies, Sociology of Population
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 33-42
Journal
REPORT - Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung, 33 (2010) 3
Issue topic
Weiterbildung älterer Menschen im demografischen Wandel - Internationale Perspektiven und Lernwege
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3278/REP1003W033
ISSN
0177-4166
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed