Masculinity and Body Weight in Japan: Grappling with Metabolic Syndrome

ISBN-13: 9781032172859 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 224 str.

Genaro Castro-Vázquez

Opis

Drawing on the concept of the somatic self, Castro-Vázquez explores how Japanese men think about, express and interpret their experiences concerning bodyweight control.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

Genaro Castro-Vázquez is Professor of Asian Studies at Kansai Gaidai University, Japan