Japan Gender and Sexuality

Question 1

Define Self-reliamce, “failed manhood” economic shifts

Question 2

Ideal types of masc and fem and thei diverisifcation

Answer 2

Masc Gender roles: Samurai, imperial soliders, salrymen
ideal fem: good wife, ,wise mother, primary caregivers, household managers, role in public sphere heavily constrained
- laws favored masculine authority and patriarchy

Question 3

Gender and labor

Question 4

Define Blue stokcings, New women and first wave fmeinism

Answer 4

New women used direct lanuguage, transgressive sexuality, possibly poor, anarchist
- pushed for and operated within a society characterized by expansion of women secondary education, establishment of popular media for women, increase in the number of working women( new professions) division of gender roles:men/production and women/consumption

Question 5

post war consitution anf womens righrs

Question 6

Explain the failed manhood reading

Answer 6

five case studies in support of one argument: the homeless self reliance support law in Japan
- in various ways men trying to come in terms with their failure to match conventional views of manhood
- self reliance support may actually reduce men’s degree of self reliance