2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Historical Study on Japanase Social Work for Hansen's Disease Patients during 1920-1940 : Focusing on Conflict between Absolute Segregation and Parole System
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23530724
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Social welfare and social work studies
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| Research Institution | Nagasaki University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011-04-28 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | ハンセン病 / 社会事業 / 希望社 / 後藤静香 / らい予防デー / 社会的排除 / 絶対隔離 / パロールシステム |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In Japan, the policy for Hansen’s disease patients began from when the government enacted “law No.11（Matter concerning the prevention of leprosy ）”in 1907 .In 1931, the enactment of “Leprosy Prevention Law” changed to absolute segregation of all leprosy patients that may be contagious. This law underwent amendments and existed up to 1996. The reason why wrong policies was continued for a long period of about 90 years is not clarified enough. The purpose of this study is to clarify the truth about alienation from international tendency through the historical study of social work for Hansen’s disease patients during 1920～1940,focusing on conflict between abusolute segregation and parole system.
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| Free Research Field |
社会科学
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