Men, Care and Well-being in Super-aged Japan
Male Family Carers in a Society in Transition
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Men, Care and Well-being in Super-aged Japan
Male Family Carers in a Society in Transition
A study of well-being and care within the evolving Japanese family context, with a focus on the men who care for older family members.
Moving beyond the predominant focus on men in the workplace, Men, Care and Well-being in Super-aged Japan offers an innovative perspective on men’s well-being through their involvement in caring for older family members. Focusing on super-aged Japanese society, the book provides a valuable way to understand key social challenges relevant to countries on the cusp of an aging society. The book traces a shift away from the traditional family structures, highlighting how this transformation has reshaped men’s roles within the family, and the increasingly important role of sons-in-law in extended family relations.
250 pages | 6.14 x 9.21 | © 2026
Anthropology: Cultural and Social Anthropology
Asian Studies: East Asia
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I: Introduction
1 Motivation and theoretical approach
2 Methodology
Conclusion to Part I: structure of the book
Part II: Family relations, care practices and well-being
3 Caring for my parents-in-law? ‘Additional help’ and the emergence of sons-in-law in care for older relatives
4 Nurturing family relations to enable care and well-being in family
5 Young carers for beloved grandparents: silent detriment of well-being?
Conclusion to Part II
Part III: Care and work
6 Employment and family care: aiming towards compatibility
7 Care and work reconciled?
Conclusion to Part III
Part IV: Re-constructing care, re-defining well-being
8 The government’s attempts to re-create men’s care roles in the family and community
9 Alleviating care stress: ‘Care literacy’ as an enabler of a culture of care in the community
Conclusion to Part IV
10 Conclusion
Index