Symbolic subject, subjected symbol:<i>Mizuko Kuyo,</i>gender and the social order in Japan

Landres, J. Shawn

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“…Only a few studies have looked into ritual as a way of dealing with abortion, and the Japanese ritual mizuko kuyō is the only culturally acknowledged abortion ritual discussed, where the researchers have debated whether the ritual should be understood as a liberating or conservative and patriarchal practice for Japanese women (Hardacre, 1999;Landres, 1996). Other examples are collected from different forms of therapeutic or other individual settings (Brin, 2004;DeMarinis, 1996;Layer, Roberts, Wild, & Walters, 2004;O'Connor, 1995).…”

Section: Abortion From Psychological and Existential Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Only a few studies have looked into ritual as a way of dealing with abortion, and the Japanese ritual Mizuko kuyō is the only culturally acknowledged abortion ritual discussed, where the researchers have debated whether the ritual should be understood as a liberating or conservative and patriarchal practice for Japanese women (Hardacre, 1999;Landres, 1996).…”

Section: Abortion From Psychological and Existential Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Existential Experiences and Strategies in Relation to Induced Abortion: An Interview Study with 24 Swedish Women

Stålhandske

Tydén

2011

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Induced abortion is as common in religious as secular cultures, but interpretations and ways to handle abortion differ. This study focuses existential aspects of abortion, in relation to a secularized context, through in-depth interviews with 24 Swedish women. Existential questions belonging to four areas were found: Life and Death, Meaning of Life, Morality and Self Image.Furthermore, four different existential strategies were found: (1) Detaching Strategies (creating distance to the pregnancy), (2) Meaning-Making Strategies (relating the abortion to one's worldview), (3) Social Strategies (sharing the abortion with others), and (4) Symbolic Strategies (expressing the experience in bodily ways). Existential questions and strategies did not imply that the woman regretted her abortion. However, while some women easily processed existential questions, others seemed to be more at loss. In a secularized country, where many people are unaccustomed to deal with existential issues, greater existential competence among abortion personnel thus might be needed.

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