Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figure
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Social Designation of Deserving Citizens
- 2 Two Communities, Two Societies
- 3 Rights and Responsibilities in the Public Domain
- 4 The Practice of Protection and Intervention in the Private Domain
- 5 The Japanese Viewpoint
- 6 The American Viewpoint
- 7 Cultural Assumptions and Values
- 8 The Social Regulation of Interests
- 9 Conclusion
- Appendix: Methods of Research
- Bibliography
- Index
Frontmatter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 February 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figure
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 The Social Designation of Deserving Citizens
- 2 Two Communities, Two Societies
- 3 Rights and Responsibilities in the Public Domain
- 4 The Practice of Protection and Intervention in the Private Domain
- 5 The Japanese Viewpoint
- 6 The American Viewpoint
- 7 Cultural Assumptions and Values
- 8 The Social Regulation of Interests
- 9 Conclusion
- Appendix: Methods of Research
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The Gift of GenerationsJapanese and American Perspectives on Aging and the Social Contract, pp. i - viPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1996