2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Masculinity Studies of Male Infertility, A Study of Media Discourse on Men's Health Care
Project/Area Number |
19K13894
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Review Section |
Basic Section 08010:Sociology-related
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Research Institution | Soka University (2021-2023) Ritsumeikan University (2019-2020) |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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Keywords | 男性不妊 / 男性学 / メディア / 医療 / ジェンダー |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We believe that this study has achieved some of the initial objectives of the study, particularly in the analysis of fiction (narrative) surrounding male infertility. As has been pointed out in previous studies, medical treatment for male infertility has come to avoid stigma for those involved. Also, as the parties involved have become more informed, they have become more aware that it is a marital and family issue, rather than a masculinity issue. However, it was found that in the world of fiction (manga, novels, and movies) where male infertility is depicted, it continues to be portrayed as a male problem.
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Free Research Field |
社会学
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
日本は体外受精件数もクリニック数もダントツで世界一であるにもかかわらず、成功率は世界最低水準の20%弱しかない国であるし、妊娠・不妊の知識と肯定的信念は世界最低レベルであることが報告されている。つまり、実態とイメージの間に何らかのミスマッチが生じていることが予想される。本研究が明らかにしたことは、先行する当事者への聞き取り調査と言説(一般知識や物語など)のイメージの間に乖離があるということである。もちろんそのすべてが解明できたわけではないが、男性不妊治療とそのイメージが男性性の回復を主眼としている点にもこの乖離の原因が考えられる。今後はこの乖離をどう埋めていくのかが社会的課題となる。
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