A Critique of the Research of Poverty in Japan(2) : Thinking from the“ Haijyo Suru Syakai Haijyo ni Kousuru Gakkou”

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  • 貧困調査のクリティーク（2） : 『 排除する社会・排除に抗する学校』から考える
  • ヒンコン チョウサ ノ クリティーク(2)『 ハイジョ スル シャカイ ・ ハイジョ ニ コウスル ガッコウ 』 カラ カンガエル

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This review article concerns the Haijyo suru syakai haijyo ni kousuru gakkou （Yoshimasa Nishida, 2012, Osaka: Osaka University Press） as the second fruit of our research group, which engages in elaborating the theories and concepts of poverty research. The book constitutes fragmented research results dating from the 1990s based on the surveys of the buraku and the young working poor in Japan. The author composes these fragmented topics into a theme of social exclusion of the poor. The case studies on bunka jutaku and downtown areas are described in terms of the livelihoods and educational expectations of the young residents belonging to the “social stratum of poverty and instability.” Our research group rigorously reviews the book on theoretical and methodological levels and raises alternative interpretations of the topics of youth, schooling, and the local community. We conclude that the book definitely pays no attention to the life contexts of the research subjects and ignores their realities. It seems that rather than deconstructing the myth of poverty and social exclusion, the book ends up reinforcing it. The book produces only immaterial and conventional discussions.

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