Disability in Japan [[electronic resource] /] / Carolyn S. Stevens

• Autore: Stevens Carolyn S. <1963->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Routledge, 2013; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.40952
• Soggetto topico: People with disabilities - Japan; People with disabilities - Services for - Japan; People with disabilities - Government policy - Japan
• Classificazione: SOC008000
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 ; Prenatality and infancyChildhood; Young adults; Older adults; Conclusion; 6 Caregiving and the family; The Japanese family and caregiving; The family as caregiver: the writings of Ōe Kenzaburō; 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; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "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. "--
• Titolo autorizzato: Disability in Japan
• ISBN: 0-203-37459-2; 1-299-27970-8; 1-136-69164-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792196603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Japan anthropology workshop series.