The 'beauty' of male circumcision in Japan : gender, sexuality and the male body in a medical practice
This article introduces the construct of ‘the beauty of male circumcision’ to analyse male circumcision in Japan. Japanese men are largely circumcised at beauty and aesthetic clinics, neonatal circumcision has never been mandatory and no official records are provided, therefore the manuscript offers...
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| author | Castro-Vázquez, Genaro |
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| description | This article introduces the construct of ‘the beauty of male circumcision’ to analyse male circumcision in Japan. Japanese men are largely circumcised at beauty and aesthetic clinics, neonatal circumcision has never been mandatory and no official records are provided, therefore the manuscript offers an iconographic and textual analysis of the information that Japanese men can access to decide whether they want to be circumcised. The analysis is grounded on four axes: medical knowledge, embodiment, gender and sexuality. Although male circumcision has been largely a preventative method against disease, in Japanese settings the surgery is sold as a means to regain control of the body and enhance self-confidence. The male body is seen as a commodity and male circumcision becomes a placebo that works on the psyche of men grappling with gender and sexual matters. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/996932020-03-07T12:10:40Z The 'beauty' of male circumcision in Japan : gender, sexuality and the male body in a medical practice Castro-Vázquez, Genaro School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology This article introduces the construct of ‘the beauty of male circumcision’ to analyse male circumcision in Japan. Japanese men are largely circumcised at beauty and aesthetic clinics, neonatal circumcision has never been mandatory and no official records are provided, therefore the manuscript offers an iconographic and textual analysis of the information that Japanese men can access to decide whether they want to be circumcised. The analysis is grounded on four axes: medical knowledge, embodiment, gender and sexuality. Although male circumcision has been largely a preventative method against disease, in Japanese settings the surgery is sold as a means to regain control of the body and enhance self-confidence. The male body is seen as a commodity and male circumcision becomes a placebo that works on the psyche of men grappling with gender and sexual matters. 2013-11-08T07:16:01Z 2019-12-06T20:10:26Z 2013-11-08T07:16:01Z 2019-12-06T20:10:26Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Castro-Vázquez, G. (2012). The 'beauty' of male circumcision in Japan : gender, sexuality and the male body in a medical practice. Sociology, 47(4), 687-704. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99693 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17514 10.1177/0038038512453794 en Sociology |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology Castro-Vázquez, Genaro The 'beauty' of male circumcision in Japan : gender, sexuality and the male body in a medical practice |
| title | The 'beauty' of male circumcision in Japan : gender, sexuality and the male body in a medical practice |
| title_full | The 'beauty' of male circumcision in Japan : gender, sexuality and the male body in a medical practice |
| title_fullStr | The 'beauty' of male circumcision in Japan : gender, sexuality and the male body in a medical practice |
| title_full_unstemmed | The 'beauty' of male circumcision in Japan : gender, sexuality and the male body in a medical practice |
| title_short | The 'beauty' of male circumcision in Japan : gender, sexuality and the male body in a medical practice |
| title_sort | beauty of male circumcision in japan gender sexuality and the male body in a medical practice |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99693 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17514 |
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