A study of well-being and care within the evolving Japanese family context, with a focus on the men who care for older family members. 

Moving beyond the predominant focus on men in the workplace, Men, Care and Well-being in Super-aged Japan offers an innovative perspective on men’s well-being through their involvement in caring for older family members. Focusing on super-aged Japanese society, the book provides a valuable way to understand key social challenges relevant to countries on the cusp of an aging society. The book traces a shift away from the traditional family structures, highlighting how this transformation has reshaped men's roles within the family, and the increasingly important role of sons-in-law in extended family relations. 

Hiroko Costantini is associate professor at the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo.

List of figures
Preface
Acknowledgements

Part I: Introduction

1 Motivation and theoretical approach
2 Methodology
Conclusion to Part I: structure of the book

Part II: Family relations, care practices and well-being

3 Caring for my parents-in-law? ‘Additional help’ and the emergence of sons-in-law in care for older relatives
4 Nurturing family relations to enable care and well-being in family
5 Young carers for beloved grandparents: silent detriment of well-being?
Conclusion to Part II

Part III: Care and work

6 Employment and family care: aiming towards compatibility
7 Care and work reconciled?
Conclusion to Part III

Part IV: Re-constructing care, re-defining well-being

8 The government’s attempts to re-create men’s care roles in the family and community
9 Alleviating care stress: ‘Care literacy’ as an enabler of a culture of care in the community
Conclusion to Part IV

10 Conclusion

Index