The first ethnography of non-Japanese workers' experiences in the Japanese eldercare sector. Essentialising representations are shown to shape social relations not only in negative ways. Focuses on eldercare institutions.
The first ethnography of non-Japanese workers' experiences in the Japanese eldercare sector. Essentialising representations are shown to shape social relations not only in negative ways. Focuses on eldercare institutions.
Beata Switek is Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Note on Language List of Abbreviations Map 1. Distribution of Indonesian caregiver candidates who arrived in Japan in 2008 Map 2. Distribution of Indonesian caregiver and nurse candidates who arrived in Japan in 2008 Introduction Chapter 1. Imagining Life and Work in Japan Chapter 2. Working Intimacies Chapter 3. Intimate Management Chapter 4. National Predicaments Conclusion: Reluctant Intimacies Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Note on Language List of Abbreviations Map 1. Distribution of Indonesian caregiver candidates who arrived in Japan in 2008 Map 2. Distribution of Indonesian caregiver and nurse candidates who arrived in Japan in 2008 Introduction Chapter 1. Imagining Life and Work in Japan Chapter 2. Working Intimacies Chapter 3. Intimate Management Chapter 4. National Predicaments Conclusion: Reluctant Intimacies Bibliography Index
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