(No) sex in Japan : a sociology of sexlessness in intimate relationships / Alice Pacher.
2022
HQ18.J3
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Title
(No) sex in Japan : a sociology of sexlessness in intimate relationships / Alice Pacher.
Author
Pacher, Alice, author.
ISBN
9789811684647 (electronic bk.)
9811684642 (electronic bk.)
9789811684654
9811684650
9789811684661
9811684669
9811684634
9789811684630
9811684642 (electronic bk.)
9789811684654
9811684650
9789811684661
9811684669
9811684634
9789811684630
Published
Singapore : Springer, 2022.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (some color)
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10.1007/978-981-16-8464-7 doi
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HQ18.J3
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.70952
Summary
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.
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(NO) SEX IN JAPAN.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The study of sexuality
Previous studies on the sexless phenomenon
Media discourse on sexlessness
Sexlessness through Interview Analysis
Extramarital affairs and sexless married couples
An International Comparison of Sexuality
A Broad View of Sexlessness and Future Research Avenues.
The study of sexuality
Previous studies on the sexless phenomenon
Media discourse on sexlessness
Sexlessness through Interview Analysis
Extramarital affairs and sexless married couples
An International Comparison of Sexuality
A Broad View of Sexlessness and Future Research Avenues.