Preface

Nanami Suzuki

Acknowledgements

Part I Diversity of Cultural Background and Well-being in the Field of Care and Education

Understanding Aging Well in Culturally Diverse Australian Communities: The Case of Older Men Living in Rural Victoria

Susan Feldman and Harriet Radermacher

Social Preferences: A Discussion of Social Divisions and Early Childcare

Eva Gulløv

Narrow Social Norms in an Inclusive School: Values, Practices, and Consequences of the Danish School

Laura Gilliam

Part II Development of a New Public Space for Coexistence by Embracing Different Cultures

Living Independently, Living Well: Seniors Living in Housing and Development Board Studio Apartments in Singapore

Leng Leng Thang

Changes and Continuity in the Well-being of American Elderly People and Roles of Senior Centers

Mariko Fujita-Sano

Open Educational Space: Multi-strata Class Inclusion in Japan's Chinese Schools

Tien-shi Chen

Development of a Life-care Community as a "Town" Enriched with Diverse Ethnic Cultures: Focusing on the Cooperation of People Having Chinese and Japanese Cultural Backgrounds

Nanami Suzuki and Tilda Hui

Part III Reconsideration of the Future of Civil Society that Cherishes Diverse Lifestyles

The Question of Civil Society in a Scandinavian Welfare State: Focusing on Older People in Sweden

Eva Jeppsson Grassman

Lifestyle Space for Children in Scandinavia

Anne Trine Kjørholt

The Values Transmitted by Lifelong Education in Denmark: The Conditions of Social Inclusion

Nanami Suzuki

Index

List of Contributors