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This essay examines the entanglement between population science and population governance immediately after World War II. It analyzes debates on population and birth control research that contributed to the state-endorsed birth control campaign. Drawing on the existing works on the campaign as wel...
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oapen-20.500.12657-315302023-12-13T02:41:28Z Chapter 14 The science of population and birth control in post-war Japan Homei, Aya birth control japan birth control japan Demographics of Japan Empire of Japan Human overpopulation Population control Population growth Public health bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBN Public health & preventive medicine::MBNH Personal & public health::MBNH4 Birth control, contraception, family planning This essay examines the entanglement between population science and population governance immediately after World War II. It analyzes debates on population and birth control research that contributed to the state-endorsed birth control campaign. Drawing on the existing works on the campaign as well as coproduction theory proposed in science and technology studies (STS), this essay depicts how the Japanese state’s post-war birth control policy was coproduced with a particular kind of population science that insisted on the necessity of birth control for Japan’s post-war reconstruction. 2019-10-18 14:06:00 2020-04-01T13:38:48Z 2017-04-12 23:55 2019-10-18 14:06:00 2020-04-01T13:38:48Z 2017-03-01 23:55:55 2019-10-18 14:06:00 2020-04-01T13:38:48Z 2020-04-01T13:38:48Z 2016 chapter 627385 OCN: 1030819851 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31530 eng application/pdf n/a 627385.pdf Taylor & Francis Science, Technology, and Medicine in the Modern Japanese Empire Routledge 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb d1e9f4fc-61d2-486c-890a-69b57de12487 d859fbd3-d884-4090-a0ec-baf821c9abfd Wellcome Routledge 1 085926 Wellcome Trust Wellcome open access |
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This essay examines the entanglement between population science and population governance immediately after World War II. It analyzes debates on
population and birth control research that contributed to the state-endorsed
birth control campaign. Drawing on the existing works on the campaign as well
as coproduction theory proposed in science and technology studies (STS), this
essay depicts how the Japanese state’s post-war birth control policy was
coproduced with a particular kind of population science that insisted on
the necessity of birth control for Japan’s post-war reconstruction. |
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