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Disability in Japan /

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0203374592 (ebook)

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041551701X (hardback)

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9780203374597 (ebook)

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9780415517010 (hardback)

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Disability in Japan /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Carolyn S. Stevens

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiv, 186 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Series Title

Japan anthropology workshop series

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [168]-183) and index

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Contents note continued: 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 -- Prenatality and infancy -- Childhood -- Young adults -- Older adults -- Conclusion -- 6.Caregiving and the family -- The Japanese family and caregiving -- The family as caregiver: the writings of Oe Kenzaburo -- Changing care: long-term care insurance -- Conclusion -- 7.Accessibility and the built environment in Japan -- Japan as a barrier-free society -- Architectural and attitudinal impediments -- Accessibility theory versus reality: empirical examples -- Barrier-free features and their ̀proper' use in public places -- Public and private space/public and private citizens -- 8.Conclusion

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Machine generated contents note: 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 sphere -- Kotobagari 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 --

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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"--

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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. "--

People with disabilities-- Government policy-- Japan

People with disabilities-- Japan

People with disabilities-- Services for-- Japan

Architectural Accessibility

Caregivers-- psychology

Disabled Persons

Disabled Persons-- legislation & jurisprudence

Family Relations

Health Policy-- legislation & jurisprudence

Japan

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Stevens, Carolyn S.,1963-

Date of Transaction

20160203201432.0

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