Disability in Japan
"Disability and chronic illness represents a special kind of cultural diversity, the "other" to "normal" able-bodiedness. Most studies of disability consider disability in North American or European contexts; and studies of diversity in Japan consider ethnic and cultural diversity, but not the differences arising from disability. This book therefore breaks new ground, both for scholars of disability studies and for Japanese studies scholars. It charts the history and nature of disability in Jap…
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- Full title :Disability in Japan / Carolyn S. Stevens.
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"Disability and chronic illness represents a special kind of cultural diversity, the "other" to "normal" able-bodiedness. Most studies of disability consider disability in North American or European contexts; and studies of diversity in Japan consider ethnic and cultural diversity, but not the differences arising from disability. This book therefore breaks new ground, both for scholars of disability studies and for Japanese studies scholars. It charts the history and nature of disability in Japan, discusses policy and law relating to disability, examines caregiving and accessibility, and explores how disability is viewed in Japan. Throughout the book highlights the tension between individual responsibility and state intervention, the issues concerning how care for disability is paid for, and the special problem of how Japan is providing care for its large and increasing population of elderly people. "--
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- Publication Date:2013.
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- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
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The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (209 p.).
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0203374592, 9780203374597, 1299279708, 9781299279704, 1136691642, 9781136691645, 9780415517010, 041551701X
- oclc:on1290066533
- LC Classification:HV1559.J3
- Dewey Decimal:362.40952
Table of Contents
Cover; Disability in Japan; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on transliterations and translations; 1 Introduction: Thinking about anthropology, disability and Japan; Disability definitions; Disability studies in English; Disability studies in Japan; Book outline; Concessions; 2 Disability in the Japanese context; Ideologies of disability in Japan, past and present; The contemporary demographics of disability in Japan; Disability activism in Japan; Conclusion; 3 Disability, language and meaning; Disability discourse in Japan
Examples of discriminatory language in the public sphereKotobagari and freedom of expression; Conclusion; 4 Disability policy and law in modern Japan; Welfare policy for people with disabilities in the twentieth century; The Japanese legal structure; The Six Laws of Welfare (Fukushi Roppo-) (1947-64) and other related laws; The Law for the Promotion of Employing People with a Disability; The Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities (1970) and the Services and Supports for Persons with Disabilities Act (2005); Issues; Normalization and neoliberalism; Conclusion; 5 Disability and the lifecycle
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