Aging in Japan : when traditional mechanisms vanish /

In Japan it is customary for elderly parents to live with their eldest son and his family. Therefore fewer habitats exist for the elderly. This program explores the bathhouse as a habitat for the elderly.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Films for the Humanities (Firm), Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, 1993.
Subjects:	Older people > Japan. Public baths > Japan.

Description
Summary:	In Japan it is customary for elderly parents to live with their eldest son and his family. Therefore fewer habitats exist for the elderly. This program explores the bathhouse as a habitat for the elderly.
Item Description:	VHS. Interviews in Japanese with English subheadings. "FFH2022." Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (45 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Audience:	Sociology.
Production Credits:	Camera, Toshimitsu Seino and Masayuki Kasahara ; editing, Toshikazo Yamagishi and Shigeo Tsunoda.