COMPARING SOCIAL POLICIES

Contents

List of tables and figures

Acknowledgements

Glossary of Japanese terms

Notes on contributors

Introduction

Comparing Britain and Japan

What is social policy in Britain and Japan?

Social change, welfare mix and social policy

Changing families and the state

1. Issues and theories of social policy in Britain: past, present and future

Introduction

Changing families and households

Changing labour markets

New Labour and social policies in the 1990s

Solidarity between the generations

Time

Conclusion

2. Development of social policy in Japan

Introduction

Historical perspectives

From the 1960s to the 1980s

The 1990s to the present

Conclusion

3. Ageing and intergenerational relations in Britain

Introduction

Policy issues facing an ageing society

Implications for care needs

The nature of the social contract in Britain

Recent policy responses to the growing need for long-termcare

Care and inheritance

How and why are intergenerational relations changing?

Attitudes towards the care of older people

Ideology and policy: the new social contract

Conclusion

4. Ageing and intergenerational relations in Japan

Introduction

Ageing Japanese society

Exploring intergenerational relations

The generational contract between care and inheritance

Conclusion

5. Domestic violence, research and social policy in Britain

Introduction

The state of knowledge on the nature and level of domestic violence in Britain

Moving from the margins: the developing links between activism, research and policy

Civil law remedies and social legislation through Private Member’s Bills

Policy and practice oriented research from the early 1980s

Moving from the margins into the mainstream

The mid-1990s onwards: the inter-agency circular on coordination of support for women experiencing domestic violence

Legislation

Current research developments

The impact of domestic violence on children

Criminal law

Funding of refuges and related services

Conclusions

6. Domestic violence in Japan: perceptions and legislation

Introduction

The nature and level of domestic violence in Japan

Delayed policy responses to domestic violence and its causes

Current situation and legislation

Conclusion

7. Housing and social inequality in Britain

Introduction

Housing policy in Britain, 1979-97

Housing polarisation and social inequality

New Labour, inequality and housing

Housing policy and politics

Conclusion

8. Housing policy and social inequality in Japan

Introduction

Framework of housing policy

Inside or outside

Restructuring of social inequality

Conclusions

9. The production of homelessness in Britain: policies and processes

Introduction

Defining and enumerating homelessness

Understanding homelessness in Britain

Policies, processes, and the restructuring of welfare

Conclusion

10. Homelessness in contemporary Japan

Introduction

Homelessness in Japanese welfare history

Characteristics and the production process of rough sleepers in Tokyo

Meanings of homelessness in contemporary Japan

The response of Japanese society

Conclusion

11. Women’s health politics in Japan and Britain: comparative perspectives

Introduction

Women’s activism in Japan

Women’s activism in Britain

Conclusion

12. Women and health in Japan: sexuality after breast cancer

Introduction

Overview of health status and health care system in Japan

Sexuality after a cancer diagnosis: the Japanese context

Interviews with Japanese breast cancer survivors

Moving forward: implications to clinical practice and policies

Index