Ikumen, the recent discourses about active fatherhood in Japan

This article discusses the phenomenon of the ikumen – fathers who participate actively in childrearing – in contemporary Japan. Considering the discursive, economic and demographic contexts in which it appeared and focusing the attention on men, the paper debates the hegemonic gender role models, th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Yunuen Ysela Mandujano-Salazar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ
Repositorio:Nóesis. Revista de Ciencias Sociales
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai:erevistas.uacj.mx:article/893
Acceso en línea:https://erevistas.uacj.mx/ojs/index.php/noesis/article/view/893
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fatherhood
masculinity
Japan
hegemonic discourses
public policies
Paternidad
masculinidad
Japón
discursos hegemónicos
políticas públicas
CIENCIAS SOCIALES
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Sumario:This article discusses the phenomenon of the ikumen – fathers who participate actively in childrearing – in contemporary Japan. Considering the discursive, economic and demographic contexts in which it appeared and focusing the attention on men, the paper debates the hegemonic gender role models, the changes in the way young generations play them and how media represents them. In this way, it is intended to make visible the social pressures put on Japanese men that are or want to be fathers and who aim to be more than providers in their children’s lives.