Chapter 14 The science of population and birth control in post-war Japan
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Author(s)
Homei, Aya
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WellcomeLanguage
EnglishAbstract
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.
Keywords
birth control; japan; birth control; japan; Demographics of Japan; Empire of Japan; Human overpopulation; Population control; Population growth; Public healthPublisher
Taylor & FrancisPublisher website
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/Publication date and place
2016Grantor
Imprint
RoutledgeClassification
Birth control, contraception, family planning