Men and Masculinities in Contemporary Japan: Dislocating the Salaryman DoxaJames E. Roberson, Nobue Suzuki Psychology Press, 2003 - 222 pages This book is the first comprehensive account of the changing role of men and the construction of masculinity in contemporary Japan. The book moves beyond the stereotype of the Japanese white-collar businessman to explore the diversity of identities and experiences that may be found among men in contemporary Japan, including those versions of masculinity which are marginalized and subversive. The book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of contemporary Japanese society and identity. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
What masculinity? Transgender practices among Japanese men | 20 |
Male beauty work in Japan | 37 |
Female masculinity and fantasy spaces transcending genders in the Takarazuka Theatre and Japanese popular culture | 59 |
The burning of men masculinities and the nation in Japanese popular song | 77 |
Of love and the marriage market masculinity politics and FilipinaJapanese marriages in Japan | 91 |
Can a real man live for his family? ikigai and masculinity in todays Japan | 109 |
Japanese workingclass masculinities marginalized complicity | 126 |
When pillars evaporate structuring masculinity on the Japanese margins | 144 |
Regendering batterers domestic violence and mens movements | 162 |
HIV risk and the impermeability of the male body representations and realities of gay men in Japan | 180 |
Balancing fatherhood and work emergence of diverse masculinities in contemporary Japan | 198 |
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