Childhood disability and parental moral responsibility in northern Vietnam
Towards Ethnographies of Intercorporeality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2267199 |
|---|---|
| Authors | T M Gammeltoft (0000-0002-6723-2370, University of Copenhagen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 825-842 |
| Publication date | 2008-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-0987 • E-ISSN: 1467-9655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9655.2008.00533.x |
| OpenAlex | W2065071050 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 31 |
This article explores the roles played by parents living in Hanoi, Vietnam, in shaping the subjectivities of children who are categorized as physically or intellectually impaired. In an effort to comprehend disability in terms of an active and embodied engagement with the world, I employ a phenomenologically inspired 'intercorporeal' perspective as a conceptual alternative to 'medical' and 'social' models of disability. Through this approach I show how, in northern Vietnam, disability in children brings into question the moral integrity of their parents and how this compels parents to define their children's subjectivities in ways that diminish their personhood. The analysis identifies Buddhist notions of karma, everyday ethics of reciprocity, and party-state discourses of productivity as particularly important forces structuring such social responses to human impairment.RésuméL'article explore le rôle joué par des parents vivants à Hanoï, au Vietnam, dans la formation de la subjectivité d'enfants considérés comme handicapés physiques ou mentaux. En s'efforçant d'appréhender le handicap en termes d'engagement actif et incarné dans le monde, l'auteure adopte un point de vue « intercorporel », d'inspiration phénoménologique, pouvant constituer une alternative conceptuelle aux modèles « médicaux » et « sociaux » du handicap. Par cette approche, elle montre comment, dans le Nord du Vietnam, le handicap des enfants remet en question l'intégrité morale de leurs parents, et comment il oblige ceux-ci à définir la subjectivité de leurs enfants d'une manière qui diminue leur valeur en tant que personne. L'analyse identifie les notions bouddhistes de karma, l'éthique quotidienne de la réciprocité et les discours relatifs à la productivité tenus par l'État-parti comme des forces particulièrement importantes à l'œuvre dans la structuration de ces réponses sociales au handicap humain
Buddhism · Epistemology · Ethnology · Humanities · Karma · Personhood · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology · Sociology · Anthropology · Disability Rights and Representation · Gender Studies · Migration, Identity, and Health · Philosophy · Psychology · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,11 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |