From the Analysis of the Back Issues of the Japanese Journal of Health and Medical Sociology

Abstract

This article aimed to give light on what the Japanese Society of Health and Medical Sociology has done in thirty years by the analysis of the journal of it. We can find a consistent theme throughout from the study group of health and medicine, the predecessor of this society. It has been questioned about what caretakers want, how they feel, and what caregivers can do for them. The practical themes of the articles have changed as the real society. More and more articles emphasized on the caretakers’ perspectives recently. To know what this society nurtured will help us to prospect for the future.