By 2030, over 30% of the Japanese population will be 65 or older,
foreshadowing the demographic changes occurring elsewhere in Asia
and around the world. What can we learn from a study of the aging
population of Japan and how can these findings inform a path
forward for the elderly, their families, and for policy makers?
Based on nearly a decade of research, "Aging and Loss" examines
how the landscape of aging is felt, understood, and embodied by
older adults themselves. In detailed portraits, anthropologist
Jason Danely delves into the everyday lives of older Japanese
adults as they construct narratives through acts of reminiscence,
social engagement and ritual practice, and reveals the pervasive
cultural aesthetic of loss and of being a burden.
Through first-hand accounts of rituals in homes, cemeteries, and
religious centers, Danely argues that what he calls the
self-in-suspense can lead to the emergence of creative
participation in an economy of care. In everyday rituals for the
spirits, older adults exercise agency and reinterpret concerns of
social abandonment within a meaningful cultural narrative and, by
reimagining themselves and their place in the family through these
rituals, older adults in Japan challenge popular attitudes about
eldercare. Danely's discussion of health and long-term care policy,
and community welfare organizations, reveal a complex picture of
Japan's aging society.
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