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Masculinity and Body Weight in Japan - Genaro Castro-Vázquez

Masculinity and Body Weight in Japan

Grappling with Metabolic Syndrome
Buch | Hardcover
214 Seiten
2020
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-34057-5 (ISBN)
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Drawing on the concept of the somatic self, Castro-Vázquez explores how Japanese men think about, express and interpret their experiences concerning bodyweight control.

Based on an extensive ethnographic investigation, this book offers a compelling analysis of male obesity and overweight in Japan from a symbolic interactionism perspective to delve into structure, meaning, practice and subjectivity underpinning the experiences of a group of middle-aged, Japanese men grappling with body weight control. Castro-Vázquez frames obesity and overweight within historical and current global and sociological debates that help to highlight the significance of the Japanese case. By drawing on evidence from different locations and contexts, he sustains a comparative perspective to extend and deepen the analysis.

A valuable resource for scholars both of contemporary masculinity and of medical sociology, especially those with a particular interest in Japan.

Genaro Castro-Vázquez is Professor of Asian Studies at Kansai Gaidai University, Japan

List of figures

List of tables

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 From Obesity and Overweight to Metabolic Syndrome

2 The Somatic Self and the Japanese

3 The Somatic Self, Metabolic Syndrome and the Mass Media

4 The Somatic Self of Some ‘Chubby’ (debu) Men

5 The Somatic Self of Some Beefy and Slim-muscular Japanese Men

6 The Somatic Self and Culinary Practices of Japanese Men

7 The Somatic Self and Social Class of Some Japanese Men

Conclusion

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
Zusatzinfo 3 Tables, black and white; 19 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and white; 24 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 570 g
Themenwelt Studium 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) Med. Psychologie / Soziologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Gender Studies
ISBN-10 0-367-34057-7 / 0367340577
ISBN-13 978-0-367-34057-5 / 9780367340575
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