Modernization in progress

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The content covers various demographic developments and cultural changes across different countries. It begins with an introduction by Ralph Lützel and Hans Dieter Ölschleger, followed by Herwig Birg's analysis of demographic aging and population decline in 21st-century Germany, focusing on social insurance systems. Ralph Lützel examines the "Second Fertility Transition" in relation to female employment, care services, and familism. Josef Schmid discusses Japan's demographic transition as an accelerated model, while Masahiro Yamada provides a personal view on "Parasite Singles" as a reflection of the Japanese family system. Seung-Kwon Kim highlights major causes of family change in South Korea, and Ming-Cheng Chang addresses fertility transition and population policies in Taiwan, alongside Te-Hsiung Sun's insights on demographic transition and value change there. Cultural and value changes are explored by Helmut Klages, who discusses value shifts in Western societies, particularly Germany, and Ulrich Möhwald, who identifies trends of value pluralization in Japan. Kazufumi Manabe offers a comparative perspective on Japanese value orientations, while Hans Dieter Ölschleger links fertility and marriage trends in Japan to value changes. Sepp Linhart examines the evolution of filial piety in Japan, and Jan Van Bremen addresses the cultural significance of afterlives and niches for the dead. Finally, Wolfram Manzenreiter discusses