Men and masculinities in contemporary Japan : dislocating the salaryman doxa

Author(s)

• Roberson, James E.
• Suzuki, Nobue

Bibliographic Information

Men and masculinities in contemporary Japan : dislocating the salaryman doxa

edited by James E. Roberson and Nobue Suzuki

（The Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese studies series）

RoutledgeCurzon, 2003

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Note on Names Contributors 1. Introduction James E. Roberson and Nobue Suzuki 2. What masculinity? Transgender Practices Among Japanese 'Men' Wim Lunsing 3. Male Beauty Work in Japan Laura Miller 4. Female Masculinity and Fantasy Spaces: Transcending Genders in the Takarazuka Theatre and Japanese Popular Culture Karen Nakamura and Hisako Matsuo 5. The Burning of Men: Masculinities and the Nation in Japanese Popular Song Christine R. Yano 6. Of Love and the Marriage Market: Masculinity Politics and Filipina-Japanese Marriages in Japan Nobue Suzuki 7. Can 'a Real Man' Live for His Family: Ikigai and Masculinity in Today's Japan Gordon Mathews 8. Japanese Working Class Masculinites: Marginalized Complicity James E. Roberson 9. When Pillars Evaporate: Structuring Masculinity on the Japanese Margins Tom Gill 10. Regendering Batterers: Domestic Violence and Men's Movements Tadashi Nakamura 11. HIV Risk and the (Im)Permeability of the Male Body: Representations and Realities of Gay Men in Japan Takashi Kazama and Kazuya Kawaguchi 12. Balancing Fatherhood and Work: Emergence of Diverse Masculinites in Contemporary Japan Masako Ishii-Kuntz Index

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Details

• NCID: BA59260753
• ISBN:
  • 0415244463
  • 0415271479
• LCCN: 2002068066
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 222 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 305.32/0952
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Men -- Japan -- Social conditions
  • LCSH : Men -- Japan -- Identity
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA06540864