Re-reading the Salaryman in Japan : Crafting Masculinities.

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In Japan, the figure of the suited, white-collar office worker or business executive 'salaryman' (or, sarariiman), came to be associated with Japan's economic transformation following World War Two. The ubiquitous salaryman came to signify both Japanese masculinity, and Japanese corpo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dasgupta, Romit
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
Series:Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) East Asian Series.
Subjects:
Masculinity > Japan.
Corporate culture > Japan.
Men > Japan > Social conditions.
Men > Japan > Identity.
Masculinité > Japon.
Culture organisationnelle > Japon.
Hommes > Japon > Conditions sociales.
Hommes > Japon > Identité.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gender Studies.
Corporate culture
Masculinity
Men > Identity
Men > Social conditions
Japan
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In Japan, the figure of the suited, white-collar office worker or business executive 'salaryman' (or, sarariiman), came to be associated with Japan's economic transformation following World War Two. The ubiquitous salaryman came to signify both Japanese masculinity, and Japanese corporate culture, and in this sense, the salaryman embodied 'the archetypal citizen'. This book uses the figure of the salaryman to explore masculinity in Japan by examining the salaryman as a gendered construct. Whilst there is a considerable body of literature on Japanese corporate culture and a growing acknowledgeme.
Physical Description:1 online resource (225 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-199) and index.
ISBN:9781136238390
1136238395
9780203102084
0203102088
9781283605175
1283605171

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