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...
Main Author: | Castro-Vázquez, Genaro |
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Other Authors: | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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2013
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/99693 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17514 |
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