Robots Won't Save Japan: An Ethnography of Eldercare Automation - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:James Adrian WrightSeries:Culture and Politics of Health Care WorkPublish date:2023-02-15Pages:198
Language:EnglishPublisher:ILR PressISBN-13:9781501768040ISBN-10:1501768042UPC:9781501768040Book Category:History, Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Public Policy, Technology StudiesBook Topic:Japan, Social Services & WelfareSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.0207Product ID:SCB3MMK1N4
Robots Won't Save Japan: An Ethnography of Eldercare Automation
Robots Won't Save Japan addresses the Japanese government's efforts to develop care robots in response to the challenges of an aging population, rising demand for eldercare, and a critical shortage of care workers. Drawing on ethnographic research at key sites of Japanese robot development and implementation, James Wright reveals how such devices are likely to transform the practices,...
Series: Culture and Politics of Health Care Work
Language:EnglishPublisher:ILR PressISBN-13:9781501768040ISBN-10:1501768042UPC:9781501768040Book Category:History, Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Public Policy, Technology StudiesBook Topic:Japan, Social Services & WelfareSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.63 inchesWeight:1.0207Product ID:SCB3MMK1N4
James Wright is a Research Associate at the Alan Turing Institute. Follow him on X @jms_wright.
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