@article{1445659,
      recid = {1445659},
      author = {Pacher, Alice,},
      title = {(No) sex in Japan : a sociology of sexlessness in intimate  relationships /},
      pages = {1 online resource (1 volume) :},
      abstract = {This book presents a sociological perspective on  (non-)sexual intimate relationships in contemporary Japan.  The phenomenon of sexlessness in intimate relationships has  gained increasing attention in popular culture. However,  few scholarly investigations exist in examining this  striking trend in Japan. This book presents an analysis of  the socio-structural elements within both academic and  public discourses in Japanese culture relating to  sexlessness in intimate relationships. Drawing from  original interview research, the author provides insights  into individuals experiences and investigates the  connection between sexual inactivity, sexuality and  Japanese couples satisfaction and well-being in their  relationships. The book discusses how work environment,  childbirth, infertility treatments, as well as past sexual  experiences, extramarital affairs, and both unmarried and  married couple relationships influence individual sexual  behavior and consciousness. A broad overview of the meaning  of sexuality through a cultural comparison with discourses  on sexuality and interview results in Germany and Austria  is also provided. To this end, the book calls into question  whether sexlessness is a unique Japanese phenomenon or  whether parallels and similarities might also be found in  Western societies. Bringing together academic and public  discourses on sexless couples, this book engages a  rethinking of the meaning of sexuality, love, intimacy and  relationships, both in and outside of Japan. It is of  interest to students and scholars of Japanese studies,  gender, sexology and sociology.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1445659},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8464-7},
}