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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Japanese men"”.
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The Experiences of Japanese Men during the Transition to Fatherhood
… the meaning of the lived experience of the Japanese men during the transition to fatherhood. Review of the literature revealed a lack of men's own perspective and justified the need of this study. Hermeneutic phenomenology was chosen because it was most useful to answer questions of meaning …
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Sunset Warriors: Cowboys, Samurai, and the Crisis of Masculinity
In the writing on men and masculinities there is a pervasive sense that the essence of masculinity has somehow been lost. While often attributed to the angst-ridden exaggerations of privileged white men, the notion that masculinity has become synonymous with loss is a global theme and this …
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The Masculine Ideal: Achieving Masculine Legitimacy in Contemporary Japan
It is the aim of this thesis to explore how men can achieve masculine legitimacy, or success, in contemporary Japan. Since the economic rise of the postwar period, the salaryman has been deemed the epitome of masculine success in Japan, but recent studies have highlighted the challenges to …
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Speech Aerodynamics of American English and Japanese Speakers
… for seven American English speakers and seven Japanese speakers. Estimated subglottal air pressure, laryngeal air flow, and laryngeal airway resistance were measured during a syllable production task, and volume per syllable was measure during a sentence production task. There were no group …
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The effects of acquired disability on interpersonal relationships in Japan : an intercultural approach
… In-depth interviews were conducted with six Japanese men (average age 44.3 years), all of whom experienced the transition from being a member of the nondisabled majority to becoming a member of the disabled minority when they received spinal cord injuries in traffic accidents. The average …
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Men and Masculinities in the Changing Japanese Family
The shifting topography of contemporary Japanese society is engendering a significant reorientation of men’s family relations. However, exactly how Japanese men are adapting to these broad-based trends, including parent-child relations, demographics, marriage norms, care provision, residential …