Sachiko Horiguchi
Biographic Data
| ID | 313968 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sachiko Horiguchi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sachiko |
| FAMILY NAME | Horiguchi |
| SIGNATURE | HORIGUCHI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Temple University, Japan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Stigma associated with the labeling of schizophrenia, depression, and hikikomori in Japan
Labeling is a fundamental component of stigma, which allows the identification of features or behaviors that are then stereotyped and made into targets of discrimination. In Japan, the label applied to the condition known in the DSM and International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Conditions as “schizophrenia” was revised in 2002 from “mind-split disease” to “integration disorder,” intending to alleviate stigma associat…
Towards a Renewed Sense of Sociality in the Pandemic Age
This short essay is a personal reflection by a socio-cultural/medical anthropologist of Japan with a long-standing research interest in hikikomori (social withdrawal). I re-examine the notions and the roles of so-called "experts." Then, I will situate the "new normal" under the pandemic in relation to definitions of hikikomori. I conclude by sharing my hopes for a renewed sense of sociality in and beyond the pandemic age
Hikikomori
Young people are considered agents for social change and a driving force for shaping the future of any society, and hence youth’s contributions to society are of significance for any nation state. In rapidly ageing Japan, widespread concerns about ‘irresponsible’ or ‘unproductive’ youth has been framed around the local category of hikikomori , among many others such as freeters , parasite singles , or NEETs . Hikikomori: Adolescence without End i…
Fostering learning through unlearning institutional boundaries
This paper is an ethnographic study of weekly intercultural meetings held at an alternative community space run by a large private university in Tokyo, Japan. Through a 'team ethnography', the two authors of this paper illuminate ways in which alternative modes of learning were promoted and institutional boundaries were transgressed and unlearned. We argue that this was made possible by its spatial as well as organisational liminality. We begin w…
Towards ‘thick description’ of educational transfer
Globalisation and convergence in educational policy worldwide has reinvigorated, while rendering more complex, the classic theme of educational transfer. Framed by this wider pursuit of new understandings of a changing transfer/context puzzle, this paper explores how an ethnographic ‘thick description’ might complement and extend recent research. Specifically, it relates findings from extended ethnographic work on an attempt by a prominent Japane…
Towards ‘thick description’ of educational transfer
Globalisation and convergence in educational policy worldwide has reinvigorated, while rendering more complex, the classic theme of educational transfer. Framed by this wider pursuit of new understandings of a changing transfer/context puzzle, this paper explores how an ethnographic ‘thick description’ might complement and extend recent research. Specifically, it relates findings from extended ethnographic work on an attempt by a prominent Japane…
Towards ‘thick description’ of educational transfer
Globalisation and convergence in educational policy worldwide has reinvigorated, while rendering more complex, the classic theme of educational transfer. Framed by this wider pursuit of new understandings of a changing transfer/context puzzle, this paper explores how an ethnographic ‘thick description’ might complement and extend recent research. Specifically, it relates findings from extended ethnographic work on an attempt by a prominent Japane…
Fostering learning through unlearning institutional boundaries
This paper is an ethnographic study of weekly intercultural meetings held at an alternative community space run by a large private university in Tokyo, Japan. Through a 'team ethnography', the two authors of this paper illuminate ways in which alternative modes of learning were promoted and institutional boundaries were transgressed and unlearned. We argue that this was made possible by its spatial as well as organisational liminality. We begin w…
Hikikomori
Young people are considered agents for social change and a driving force for shaping the future of any society, and hence youth’s contributions to society are of significance for any nation state. In rapidly ageing Japan, widespread concerns about ‘irresponsible’ or ‘unproductive’ youth has been framed around the local category of hikikomori , among many others such as freeters , parasite singles , or NEETs . Hikikomori: Adolescence without End i…
Stigma associated with the labeling of schizophrenia, depression, and hikikomori in Japan
Labeling is a fundamental component of stigma, which allows the identification of features or behaviors that are then stereotyped and made into targets of discrimination. In Japan, the label applied to the condition known in the DSM and International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Conditions as “schizophrenia” was revised in 2002 from “mind-split disease” to “integration disorder,” intending to alleviate stigma associat…
Towards a Renewed Sense of Sociality in the Pandemic Age
This short essay is a personal reflection by a socio-cultural/medical anthropologist of Japan with a long-standing research interest in hikikomori (social withdrawal). I re-examine the notions and the roles of so-called "experts." Then, I will situate the "new normal" under the pandemic in relation to definitions of hikikomori. I conclude by sharing my hopes for a renewed sense of sociality in and beyond the pandemic age
Sociology (4 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work)