1st Edition
Masculinity and Body Weight in Japan Grappling with Metabolic Syndrome
By Genaro Castro-Vázquez
Copyright 2020
224 Pages
24 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
24 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
224 Pages
24 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Drawing on the concept of the somatic self, Castro-Vázquez explores how Japanese men think about, express and interpret their experiences concerning bodyweight control. Based on an extensive ethnographic investigation, this book offers a compelling analysis of male obesity and overweight in Japan from a symbolic interactionism perspective to delve into structure, meaning, practice and... Read more
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 From Obesity and Overweight to Metabolic Syndrome
2 The Somatic Self and the Japanese
3 The Somatic Self, Metabolic Syndrome and the Mass Media
4 The Somatic Self of Some ‘Chubby’ (debu) Men
5 The Somatic Self of Some Beefy and Slim-muscular Japanese Men
6 The Somatic Self and Culinary Practices of Japanese Men
7 The Somatic Self and Social Class of Some Japanese Men
Conclusion
Index
Biography
Genaro Castro-Vázquez is Professor of Asian Studies at Kansai Gaidai University, Japan
