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Learning Masculinity Through Japanese University Rowing.
- Source :
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Sociology of Sport Journal . Sep2009, Vol. 26 Issue 3, p425-442. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- This article is based on a larger ethnographic project that examines the construction of gendered identity within a Japanese men's rowing club. For members, notions of masculinity and Japanese identity converge to the point of naturalization. The embodied experience of being a rower is underpinned by the cultural artifacts of hierarchy, social positioning, and group membership. Membership in university rowing clubs somatizes and naturalizes the valued characteristics associated with salary-man identity (duty, loyalty, self-sacrifice, mental and physical endurance) to the point of common sense. The resultant masculine identity is congruent with forms of hegemonic masculinity that are critical for successful employment in company-centered Japan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ROWING clubs
*COLLEGE rowing
*MASCULINITY in sports
*SOCIAL role
*CULTURAL identity
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07411235
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Sociology of Sport Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 43690836
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1123/ssj.26.3.425