| Gender, pride and medical circumcision in contemporary Japan. | |
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PMID: 23140116 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The outcome of interviews with 26 Japanese men is analysed to identify their views concerning male circumcision and their implications in terms of embodiment, gender and sexuality. Data were collected as part of a larger ethnographic investigation of circumcision, masculinity, sexual behaviour and health matters for Japanese men. Participants in the investigation offered their views in relation to male circumcision by deploying arguments that commodify male genitalia and stress masculinity and sexual prowess. Male circumcision was thought of as a medical technology oriented towards boosting the gender identity of adolescent and/or 'incomplete' men. Male circumcision may also be also promoted as a medical strategy to help heterosexual couples conceive. References to circumcision as a procedure for disease prevention were almost completely absent. |
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Authors:
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Genaro Castro-Vázquez |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-11-12 |
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Title: Culture, health & sexuality Volume: - ISSN: 1464-5351 ISO Abbreviation: Cult Health Sex Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-11-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100883416 Medline TA: Cult Health Sex Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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a Division of Sociology , Nanyang Technological University , Singapore. |
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