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Homelessness and Social Services in Post War Tokyo

Research Project

Project/Area Number 03451027
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 社会学(含社会福祉関係)
Research InstitutionTOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERCITY

Principal Investigator

IWATA Masami  TOKYOMETROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, 人文学部, 助教授 (50089968)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) HASHIMOTO Akira  TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERCITY FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH, 人文学部, 助手 (40208442)
KUBOTA Kyoko  TOKYO UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SOCIOLOGY PROFESSOR, 社会学部, 教授 (50085924)
Project Period (FY) 1991 – 1992
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1992)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000)
Fiscal Year 1992: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥1,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000)
KeywordsHomeless / Urban Poverty / Social Service / Welfare State / Social Network / Social Linkage / Tokyo / Shelter / 更生施設 / 宿所提供施設 / 福祉援助 / 緊急保護 / ホ-ムレス / 生活保護行政
Research Abstract

Homeless problem has come to a major urban social problem since 1980th in Europe and U.S.A., Although it is believed that there have been little homeless problem except immediatly after thw War in Japan, there are a few homelessness with serious povety, illness (including metal illness) and the other difficulties. This problem should be still one of important targets of contemporary social welfare in Japanese bit cities, especially in Tokyo. This study aimed to explore following three.
1) Analysis of all inmates of one shelter for men and family, named "Siozakiso" from 1952 to 1980 to examin how to formed homelessness and their problems in Tokyo duaring post War period. About 3000 cases were analyzed, and we could found unmarrid or divorce, unemployment illness and migration from rural area were main causes of homelessness. Therefore being a homeless person means not only being in poverty but also being without a "Social Network" or "Social Network" or "Social Linkage".
2) Histrical study on social services for hemelessness in post War Tokyo. Development of Welfare services based on universalism and decentralization in Welfare State had have a tendency to exclude people without home, adress, family and job ("Social Linkage"). In this tendency, social services for homelessness have not developed except some temporary servise provisions for the people in illness or aged and evicition from public space.
3) History of homelessness and social services for them in New York City.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1992 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1991 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All Other

All Publications (4 results)

  • [Publications] 岩田 正美: "社会福祉と「居住の不安定」" 東京都立大学・人文学報(社会福祉学8). 233号. (1992)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 橋本 明: "東京都下生活保護施設における「ホームレス」精神障害者の研究" 日本公衆衛生雑誌. (1992)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 岩田 正美: "社会福祉と「居住の不安定」" 東京都立大学・人文学報(社会福祉学8). 233号. (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 橋本 明: "東京都下ー生活保護施設における「ホ-ムレス」精神障害者の研究" 日本公衆衛生雑誌. (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report

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Published: 1991-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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