Child Welfare and Development: A Japanese Case Study

ISBN-13: 9781107002845 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 224 str.

Sachiko Bamba; Wendy Haight

Opis

An in-depth understanding of the everyday experiences and perspectives of maltreated children and their substitute caregivers and teachers in Japan.

Recenzje

"...An exemplary ethnographical emic study, Bamba and Haight’s research sheds light on how we understand culture, well-being, and healing...."
--Dr. Kay Tanaka, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, PsycCRITIQUES

Spis treści

1. Childrearing at a residential child care institution: watching with long eyes; 2. Japanese contexts and concepts: Jidou Yougo Shisetsu, Ibasho and Mimamori; 3. The research program; 4. A developmental goal for maltreated children: Ibasho creation; 5. Challenges to maltreated children's Ibasho creation; 6. Socialization practices underlying Ibasho creation: Mimamori; 7. Children's lives and experiences of Ibasho and Mimamori; 8. Mr Watanabe's responses to the intervention; 9. Reflections on some challenges of field research; 10. The emerging child welfare context of Jidou Yougo Shisetsu; 11. Conclusion: some lessons for culturally-sensitive child welfare.