ANTH 2230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Salaryman, Masculinity, Femininity
15 Jun 2016
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In postwar japan the ideal man was believed to be a salaryman/ breadwinner. They would focus most of their energy on work and after work activities. There were also alternative masculinities present in japan but man as a salaryman was the most popular and common ideal. Masculinities are often based on age and occupation. In postwar japan the ideal woman was believed to be a homemaker/ mother. Women as being part of the domestic sphere only. Sole duty is to be a wife and mother. Some females did work and this changed how they were viewed. Cultural construction of gender can be seen in images of boys and girls in japanese magazines, especially those from the 1990s. There is a big difference between cute and beautiful for japanese people. Males in magazines are often very feminine looking. The term okama meaning new half is a derogatory term used in japan to describe homosexual people.
