The shift from a welfare state to a neo-liberalism state dovetailed with the shift from the Toshin period of \u201cA Report of Dowa Measure Deliberation Council to Cabinet\u201d to the Iken-gushin period
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During this process, the consciousness and sentiment of the general public toward burakumin definitely changed.<\/p>\n
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However, this change never verges on a positive relation.<\/p>\n
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Many scholars insist that buraku discrimination has become a minor problem from a serious one.<\/p>\n
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On the contrary, buraku discrimination has become more serious and more invisible.<\/p>\n
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The \u201cself-responsibility method\u201d is the conventional view under neo-liberalism in Japan, which is the intermediary to personalize buraku discrimination. As a result, burakumin receive new types of stigma and hostility from the general public.<\/p>\n
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In addition, some workers subjectify burakumin as a target for public security.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, some burakumin accept the ideology of neo-liberalism and subjectify it.<\/p>\n
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Some burakumin never disclose themselves as burakumin, meticulously keeping their identity quiet.<\/p>\n
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This shows the reality of governance toward burakumin and the general public. It also shows a lack of understanding by the traditional power method.<\/p>\n
These changes are bringing the conditions of a restructuring of buraku and the reproduction of buraku discrimination.<\/p>\n
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The optimistic scholars who insist upon the \u201cdisappearing process method\u201dare deaf to the sounds of the reconstruction process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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