A descriptive analysis of religious involvement among older adults in Japan

Ageing and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 671-696

  Krause, Neal ^a   Liang, Jersey ^a   Bennett, Joan ^a   Kobayashi, Erika ^b   Akiyama, Hiroko ^c   Fukaya, Taro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Japan; Older adults; Religion; Religious observances

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; ELDERLY POPULATION; RELIGION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

JAPAN;

EID: 77952403763     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X09990766     Document Type: Article

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