Disability in Japan / Carolyn S. Stevens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stevens, Carolyn S., 1963-

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

Japan anthropology workshop series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--Japan.

People with disabilities.

People with disabilities--Government policy.

Japan.

People with disabilities--Services for--Japan.

People with disabilities--Services for.

People with disabilities--Government policy--Japan.

Physical Description:

xiv, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

"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. "-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

041551701X

9780415517010

9780203374597

0203374592

OCLC:

764307217

Publisher Number:

99953130503