Professor of Sociology
tanakakx@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
BA, International Christian University (Tokyo, Japan)
MA, Ph.D, Michigan State University
Teaching
- Social Gerontology (SOCI/GERN 280)
- Medical Sociology (SOCI 375)
- Family Sociology (SOCI 374)
- Demography (SOCI/ANTH 352)
- Japanese Society and Culture (SOCI/ANTH 306)
- Sociology of the Life Course (SOCI 307)
- Social Issues in a Global Context (SOCI 110)
Research
Family Demography, Aging and the Life Course, Culture of Death and Dying, Research Methods, Sociology of Health and Illness
Publications
- Kimiko Tanaka (2021). “Aging and Family in Postwar Japan: How Cultural factors undermines the diversity of aging” in Aging across Cultures: Growing Old in the Non-Western World edited by Helaine Selin. Springer.
- Kimiko Tanaka and Nan E. Johnson (2021). Successful Aging in a Rural Community in Japan. Carolina Academic Press. (Podcast interview about this book is available at https://newbooksnetwork.com/successful-aging-in-a-rural-community-in-japan)
- Kimiko Tanaka, Nan E. Johnson, and Deborah Lowry (2018). “Gender, Family Norms, and Male-Factor Infertility in Japan: An Analysis of Internet Blogs”. Journal of Family Issues 39 (14): 3713-3731.
- Kimiko Tanaka and Deborah Lowry (2018) “Stigma and Childlessness in Historical and Contemporary Japan” In S. Natalie (Ed), Gender and Sexuality Series: Voluntary and Involuntary Childlessness: The Joys of Otherhood? Routledge
- Kimiko Tanaka, Jeong-Hwa Ho, and Nan E. Johnson (2017) Linking Religiosity to Life Satisfaction in Japan and the United States, pp 122-133 in Grim B.J., T.M., Johnson, V. Skirbekk, and G.A. Zurlo (Eds). Yearbook of International Religious Demography. Brill.
- Kimiko Tanaka and Nan E. Johnson (2014). Childlessness and Mental Well-Being in a Global Context. Journal of Family Issues. Journal of Family Issues: 0192513X14526393.
- Kimiko, Tanaka and Deborah Lowry (2013). Mental Well-being of mothers with preschool children in Japan: The Importance of spousal involvement in childrearing. Journal of Family Studies 19 (2), 187-197.
- Kimiko, Tanaka and Nan E. Johnson (2012). "The Effect of Social Integration on Self-rated Health for Elderly Japanese People: A Longitudinal Study" Journal of Comparative Family Studies 43 (4): 483-493.
- Kimiko Tanaka (2012). Surnames and Gender in Japan: Women’s Challenges in Seeking Own Identity. Journal of Family History (37): 232-240.
- Kimiko, Tanaka and Deborah Lowry (2011). “Materialism, gender, and family values in Europe: Comparative Perspective. “Journal of Comparative Family Studies 42 (2): 131-144.
- Kimiko, Tanaka (2010). “Limitations for Measuring Religion in a Different Cultural Context - The Case of Japan (Research Note).” The Social Science Journal 47: 845-852.
- Kimiko, Tanaka and Miho Iwasawa (2010). “Rural aging in Japan – limitations in the current social care policy” Journal of Aging and Social Policy 22 (4):394-406.
- Kimiko, Tanaka and Nan E. Johnson (2010). “Social integration and healthy aging in Japan: How gender and rurality matter” Journal of Cross Cultural Gerontology 25 (2), 199-216.
- Kimiko, Tanaka (2010). “The Effect of Divorce Experience on Religious Involvement: Implications for later health lifestyle,” Journal of Divorce and Remarriage 51(1): 1-15.
- Kimiko, Tanaka and Nan E. Johnson (2008). "The Shifting Roles of Women in Intergenerational Mutual Caregiving in Japan: The Importance of Peace, Population Growth, and Economic Expansion." Journal of Family History 33: 96–120.
- Kimiko, Tanaka (2007). “Graves and families in Japan: Continuity and change.” The History of the Family. An International Quarterly 12 (3): 178-188.
- Kimiko, Tanaka and Nan E. Johnson (2006). "What Japan Can Do To Push Its Longevity Envelope," Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau [available on-line at http://www.prb.org/Template.cfm?Section=PRB&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDcfm&ContentID=13808].
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
