TY - JOUR A1 - Hayashi, Mayumi T1 - Residential Care for Older People in Contemporary Britain and Japan. Recent Research Trends and Outcomes T2 - Zeithistorische Forschungen - Studies in Contemporary History N2 - What is striking about recent research on residential care is not only its national bias and its tendency to neglect regional variations in ‘texture’, but also its preoccupation with contemporary issues and its lack of historical context. The notion of contingency, that is, the idea that things might have evolved differently, often seems to be missing. Moreover, most of the literature appears to be one-dimensional, downplaying the diversity, complexity and ambiguity of real developments. It often lacks an awareness of the power of precedents in shaping society’s attitudes to residential care and the practical responses to this problem. This is particularly important because, as this article tries to demonstrate, the present situation of residential care reflects the cumulative impact of traditions and cultural norms, of past decisions and commitments. Y1 - 2013 UR - https://zeitgeschichte-digital.de/doks/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1504 UR - https://www.zeithistorische-forschungen.de/3-2013/4515 VL - 10 IS - 3 SP - 471 EP - 478 PB - ZZF – Centre for Contemporary History: Zeithistorische Forschungen CY - Potsdam ER -