Social Stratification in an Aging Society with Low Fertility
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Social Stratification in an Aging Society with Low Fertility

The Case of Japan

Herausgegeben: Shirahase, Sawako
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This edited book empirically discusses stratification in contemporary Japanese society. It is unique for its examination of social inequality in relation to declining fertility and an aging population. Japan is the most aged society in the world: according to the Statistics Bureau of Japan, people who are aged 65 and above comprised 29.1% of the country's total population in 2021. Meanwhile, the fertility rate has continuously declined since the mid-1970s.Japan experienced a dramatic change in its demographic structure in a short period of time. Such fast change could be a major factor that ge...