Male Circumcision in Japan

Zusatztext "In a book that draws deftly from a range of scholars and theories! Castro-Vázquez invites us to consider the biomedicalization of the practice in the sociohistorical context of gender and sexual ideology in Japan. ? the book is an important contribution to the sociology of masculinity! of sexuality! of bodies! of medicine! and of knowledge and thus! a worthwhile read." (Amanda Kennedy! Men and Masculinities! Vol. 20 (1)! 2017)  Informationen zum Autor Genaro Castro-Vázquez is Assistant Professor in the Division of Sociology at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Klappentext Male Circumcision in Japan offers an analysis of the surgical procedure based on extensive ethnographic investigation, and is framed within historical and current global debates to highlight the significance of the Japanese case. Zusammenfassung Male Circumcision in Japan offers an analysis of the surgical procedure based on extensive ethnographic investigation! and is framed within historical and current global debates to highlight the significance of the Japanese case. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Researching Circumcision 2. A Cosmetic Surgery 3. Men's Views 4. Women's Views 5. Urologists and Cosmetic Surgeons 6. Mothers' View

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"In a book that draws deftly from a range of scholars and theories, Castro-Vázquez invites us to consider the biomedicalization of the practice in the sociohistorical context of gender and sexual ideology in Japan. ... the book is an important contribution to the sociology of masculinity, of sexuality, of bodies, of medicine, and of knowledge and thus, a worthwhile read." (Amanda Kennedy, Men and Masculinities, Vol. 20 (1), 2017)

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• Authors: Genaro Castro-Vazquez, Genaro Castro-Vázquez
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781137518750
• ISBN: 978-1-137-51875-0
• No. of pages: 212
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; B, Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnicity, Urban Sociology, Gender studies, gender groups, Ethnicity Studies, Sociology, Urban, Urban Studies/Sociology, Urban communities, Race and Ethnicity Studies, Asian Culture, Ethnology—Asia, Sociology of the Body, Human body—Social aspects, Palgrave Literature Collection, Social medicine, Medical Sociology