The Study of the Family in Japan: Integrating Anthropological and Demographic Approaches
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As Kertzer and Fricke note in their introduction to Anthropological Demography: Toward a New Synthesis, the relationship between sociocultural anthropology and demography has been less than harmonious—spanning a spectrum ranging from ambivalence to mutual distaste and distrust (Kertzer and Fricke 1997, 1). The emphasis in anthropology on small samples, long-term fieldwork, and qualitative analysis of ethnographic data often seems at odds with the aggregate data and quantitative approach commonly used by demographers. However, the two disciplines are, in many ways, two sides of the same coin. Demographers and anthropologists are concerned with similar themes and research problems, although their approaches may differ considerably. The institution of the family is a prime illustration of this. For both demographers and anthropologists, family organization and behavior has been a central research topic that has shaped the historical development of the disciplines. In this book, we are interested in examining the relationship between the Japanese family and one of the most problematic demographic trends in contemporary Japanese society—population aging. Bringing together anthropologists and demographers working on Japan, we present the respective contributions of the two disciplines to the analysis of the Japanese family, with an emphasis on issues relating to aged individuals. The chapters in this book illustrate the potential for synthesizing the approaches of the two
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Demographic Change and the Family in Japan's Aging Society, and: Family and Social Policy in Japan: Anthropological Approaches (review)
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