Social Problems Through an Occupational Lens

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  • 作業のレンズを通してみる社会の課題
  • 第20回作業科学セミナー基調講演 作業のレンズを通してみる社会の課題 : 高齢住民にとっての作業的公正と作業権とは? 個人的,社会的視点
  • ダイ20カイ サギョウ カガク セミナー キチョウ コウエン サギョウ ノ レンズ オ トオシテ ミル シャカイ ノ カダイ : コウレイ ジュウミン ニ トッテ ノ サギョウテキ コウセイ ト サギョウケン トワ? コジンテキ,シャカイテキ シテン
  • Occupational Justice and Occupational Rights for Japan’ s Aging Population? Individual and Societal Perspectives
  • 高齢住民にとっての作業的公正と作業権とは? 　個人的，社会的視点

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Societies everywhere grapple to transform or reduce social problems. Aging populations in Japan, Canada, and many other nations are often viewed as a social problem, even as countries seek opportunities for older people to live well in age-friendly and disability-friendly communities. An occupational lens is a unique conceptual gift with a largely individualistic perspective, offering new insights on daily life issues, for instance to understand those searching for meaningful occupations to the end of life. A critical occupational lens enriches this gift with social perspectives on the power relations that determine how occupational justice, occupational injustice and human rights are (and are not) experienced in real life. My first aim in this paper is to differentiate the scope of an occupational lens and a critical occupational lens to see just iceand rights, considering the example of Japan’ saging population. My other aim is to briefly consider the utility (usefulness) of this scope for interdisciplinary research, particularly for studying occupational literacy as a foundation for understanding, telling others, and displaying occupational justice and rights, and for studying the social transformations necessary for moving toward an occupationally just world for aging populations in Japan and worldwide.

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