The Resilience Of Hegemonic Salaryman Masculinity PDF Download

It is within the context of this matrix of masculinities that one particular form - the hegemonic masculinity - has the greatest ideological power. However hegemonic masculinity itself has to be constantly ć̀̋rafted ́̀̆and ŕ̀̋e-crafted ́̀̆through engagements with other masculinities. This occurs both at the wider societal level, and at the level of the individual. Consequently the discussion in this thesis is carried out at both the ḿ̀̋acro ́̀̆societal level, and at the ḿ̀̋icro ́̀̆level of the individual. The former level of analysis situates the emergence of the discourse of salaryman masculinity within the historical framework of Japanś̀̆ modernization and nation-building project, and also examines the ways in which socio-cultural spaces such as popular culture were, and continue to be, significant in the process. The second level of analysis explores the dynamics of the ć̀̋rafting ́̀̆of hegemonic masculinity at the level of the individual male. The discussion draws upon intensive interviews carried out with young male employees of two private sector civilization, during an eighteen-month period of fieldwork. It explores the ways in which these informants negotiate with the ideological expectations of salaryman masculinity vis-a-vis their own masculine identities, expectations which encompass various aspects of their lives. The discussion at both the ḿ̀̋acro ́̀̆and micro ́̀̆level of analysis reveals that the dynamics of ć̀̋rafting ́̀̆masculinity, rather than being a tidy, easy-to-categorize process, are infused with ambiguity, contradictions, richness, and nuance. It is through these contradictions that the contours of hegemonic masculinity are shaped and re-shaped.g the dynamics.