企業町における地域特性の変遷からみた高齢者福祉の課題

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Major companies lead to the development of the company town after the Industrial Revolution of Japan in the Meiji era and the company town played some important roles in the employed laborers' life. There were cooperative consumption activities among the residents through the specific company in the town. In this paper the developmental process of the company town, in this case, Keihin industrial area is examined.The original company town was developed by a specific company and, as a result, the company town became the bedroom community of the big city after the rapid economic growth of the Showa era. Here, the author residents' cooperation in the bedroom community is discussed and the author argues that cooperation among the residents became difficult. And if this occurs, the elderly people after retirement cannot find their place in the community easily. Therefore, they may become socially isolated, which does not aid to an elderly person's successful aging. In order to solve the problem, the author concluded that it was required to give new roles to certified social workers, and the workers should consult with the elderly on these problems in a community.
2013-09-00