Male Circumcision in Japan

By: Genaro Castro-VÃ¡zquez

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Hardcover | 1 October 2015

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216 Pages

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21.59 x 13.97 x 1.42

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Male Circumcision in Japan provides an in-depth examination of anthropological and sociological developments in Japan which challenge the accepted biomedical view of male circumcision as a prophylactic measure. Adult male circumcision in Japan is largely commercialized as cosmetic surgery. Castro-V¡zquez analyzes the structural factors and meanings embedded in male circumcision showing the social imagery and growing anxieties concerning changes in gender regimes and sexual mores in Japanese society Introducing the viewpoints of a group Japanese men and women to highlight the significance of penile hygiene to prevent disease, this book casts doubt on the relevance of male circumcision and contests the idea that women prefer the circumcised penis. Male Circumcision in Japan calls into question current globalizing campaigns to promote the circumcision of newborns, children, and adult males.

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"In a book that draws deftly from a range of scholars and theories, Castro-Vazquez 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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