2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Social Service for the Aged and the Community
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11410045
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
社会学(含社会福祉関係)
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
IWAMOTO Takeyoshi Kanazawa University, Faculty of Letters, Associate Professor, 文学部, 助教授 (50211066)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MIZOBE Akio Kanazawa University, Faculty of Letters, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (90127142)
HASHIMOTO Kazuyuki Kanazawa University, Faculty of Letters, Professor, 文学部, 教授 (80031798)
USUI Takashi Kibi International University, School of International and Industrial Studies, Professor, 社会学部, 教授 (40079447)
TANABE Hiroshi Kanazawa University, Faculty of Letters, Assistant, 文学部, 助手 (50293329)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1999 – 2001
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| Keywords | community / local administration (government) / NPO / collaboration / decentralization / comparative research |
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| Research Abstract |
We examined the social service for the aged in some countries in comparison to the Japanese one. In Japan, the centralization system has been undergoing a process of decentralization; and in addition, marketing and network system, and diversity and difference are being introduced into the modern Japanese system.
It has been taken under consideration both the cases of USA and UK, where "the third way" advanced in accordance with the Blear-Clinton Line. Especially, the situation of welfare systems was examined as to welfare minimalism.
In Sweden, on the contrary, local government plays an important role in the social service for the aged. It consists of three points; namely, reorganization of various systems for the attention of aged people's needs, decentralization, and inspection and assessment of each level in the institutions, which are based on "respect for the dignity of man" and "mutual self help".
In Holland, a social revolution in recent years called "Holland Model" is presently in
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the spotlight, which puts self-reliance as a prior issue, and makes a positive attempt at providing the leadership for the NPOs founded by the aged for the aged in the communities.
For Japan, we considered the study cases in local areas which are representative of the relationship between communities and 'Zenrinkan' in Kanazawa city, and between the civil center and NPOs in Kamakura city. Capability of conflicts resolution in various fields such as education, labor, health, medical issues and welfare is needed against various risks in modern society. Therefore, collaboration of administration, companies, individuals, local societies and other groups is recognized as necessary. Moreover, we did a mail survey which includes the inner area and the peripheral area in Kanazawa city. We analyzed the dwellers' life action by focusing on their buying behavior, the intention of settlement, the characteristics of local welfare, and the environmental issues. The data provided evidence about the difference between the two areas regarding the community social structure. Less
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Research Products
(2 results)
