Taming oblivion: aging bodies and the fear of senility in Japan.(Review) Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute | September 1, 2001| | COPYRIGHT 2001 Royal Anthropological Institute. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

TRAPHAGAN, JOHN W. Taming oblivion: aging bodies and the fear of senility in Japan (Japan in transition). xii, 225 pp., maps, tables, diagrs., illus., bibliogr. Albany: SUNY Press, 2000. $20.95 (paper)

In Taming oblivion, John Traphagan offers new insights on the gerontological question of disengagement versus activity in old age. This highly readable ethnography begins with Lawrence Cohen's argument for the cultural construction of old age and senility The Japanese category of bake is not equivalent to the biomedical diagnoses of Alzheimer's Disease or senile ...

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