Change and the Situations of the Japanese Family Facings a Super-aging Society: -With a Focus on the Trends of the Baby Boom Generation- = Change and the Situations of the Japanese Family Facings a Super-aging Society: -With a Focus on the Trends of the Baby Boom Generation-

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This article summarizes a speech made at the fall conference of the Korea Association of Family Relations in 2010. The article first presents the current and the future trends of Japanese population aging and the changes in the age profile to clarify the actual situation of the population aging that Japan faces. The article then clarifies how the Japanese lifestyle has changed over the decades since World WarⅡ. Next, it presents my panel study from 1980s to 2000s in an agricultural community in middle Japan, discussing the change in the average size of the household, household structure, and people`s attitudes toward their old age. This part also refers to what can be characterized as the consciousness of the baby boom generation. Finally, the article introduces the research project, which aims to create a system within the community that accommodates the super-aging society.

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