Ruth Campbell


Name: Ruth Campbell

Title(s):

  • Emeritus

Contact Information: 734.764.2556 , rcampbel@umich.edu

International Institute Affiliation(s):

  • CJS

Department Affiliation(s):

  • Institute of Gerentology
  • UMH Social Work Office

Education Background: M.S.W., Social Work, Specialist in Aging Certificate, University of Michigan, 1976 B.A., English Literature, Temple University, 1960

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

  • East Asian Studies

Research/Teaching Specialization: Aging, long term care; care givers; social work practice

Publications:

  • The Delicate Balance: Case Studies in Counseling and Care Management for Older Adults. 2001.
  • Variations in family caregiving in Japan and the U.S.. 2000.
  • Styles of Communication: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Older Married Couples in the United States and Japan.. 1998.
  • An Ideal Long-Term Care System: From the Perspective of the Older Adult. 1998.
  • Rules of support exchange two generations of Japanese women,. 1997.
  • A Peer Counseling Program for Older Persons,. 1995.
  • The Three Minute Cure: Doctors and Elderly Patients in Japan. 1996.
  • Separateness and Togetherness: Interdependence over the Life Course in Japanese and American Marriages.. 1996.
  • Growing Old with Tokyo. 2006.