Salaryman Masculinity

Continuity and Change in Hegemonic Masculinity in Japan
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-90-04-18303-2
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 29, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 159 g

Reihe: Social Sciences in Asia

Here is an important volume offering new insights into the generational transformation of Japanese hegemonic masculinity. Drawing on thirty-nine life-histories of three generations of sararÄ«man (salaryman) each working, or having worked for large companies, this book is an in-depth study of Japanese salaryman masculinity, that is, the ‘hegemonic masculinity’ in Japan. Through Japanese salarymen’s own accounts of themselves, the author investigates the construction of their masculinity throughout their lives; childhood, adolescence, young adult experiences, as well as work and family life. While changes are reflected in the participants’ narratives, little research has been done to link these changes in the performance of masculinity to the dramatic economic and social changes over the last century.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hidaka, Tomoko

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Notes on the Text

Introduction
Chapter One Growing Up: Gendered Experiences in the Family
Chapter Two Growing Up: Gendered Experiences in School
Chapter Three Love and Marriage
Chapter Four Work
Chapter Five Ikigai
Conclusion

Appendices
References

Über Autor(innen)

Tomoko Hidaka, Ph.D. (2006) in Social Sciences, University of Adelaide, is a Visiting Research Fellow at University of Adelaide. She has contributed a chapter for a forthcoming book entitled Home and Family in Japan (Routledge, 2010).