Injury and Law as Cultural Practice

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380018
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fundamental law
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: WADA YOSHITAKA 早稲田大学, 法学学術院(法務研究科・法務教育研究センター), 教授 (80183127)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 被害 / 実践 / ナラティブ / 法 / 事故

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The perception of injury is nothing but a culturally constracted conception. When people feelinjury happens to them, what cultural elements construct their injury perception, cause of it and responsibility emerged from the incident are examined closely based on qualitative data of medical malpractice victims and physicians. This construction of meaning of injury differs depending on the person's gender, age, nationality and occupations. This research examined this construction process based on social constructionist perspective.

Free Research Field

法社会学