| Living on the Streets in Japan: Homeless Women Break Their Silence Contributor(s): Filler, Stephen (Translator), Maruyama, Satomi (Author) |
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ISBN: 1920901744 ISBN-13: 9781920901745 Publisher: Trans Pacific Press OUR PRICE: $34.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.71 lbs) 277 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Homelessness has been recognized as a serious problem in Japan since the 1990s, but the dominant model of a "homeless person" has been that of an unemployed male laborer--a model that has largely excluded women, who experience homelessness in different forms. This study gives the homeless women of Japan a voice at last. Based on extensive fieldwork, the author paints a vivid picture of the unique experiences of homeless women living in a diverse range of environments. By introducing a gender perspective to the analytic framework and challenging the conception of the homeless individual as a rational, autonomous subject, the author invites a critical reconsideration of homeless studies and of public policy. |