Male roles in NHK’s morning drama serials: Chronological changes and differences as per characters’ ages and relationships with the heroine

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  • Watanabe Yutaka
    Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • Shiroma Mari
    Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Science, University of Tsukuba

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  • NHK連続テレビ小説に表れる男性役割：時代的な変遷、登場人物の年代、女性主人公との関係性による差異
  • NHK レンゾク テレビ ショウセツ ニ アラワレル ダンセイ ヤクワリ : ジダイテキ ナ ヘンセン 、 トウジョウ ジンブツ ノ ネンダイ 、 ジョセイ シュジンコウ ト ノ カンケイセイ ニ ヨル サイ

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<p>There has been an increase in the number of Japanese people who disagree with traditional gender roles which has resulted in diversified male roles. Based on a nine-male-roles model, this study examined the chronological changes and differences in male characters as per their ages and relationships with the heroine in NHK’s morning drama serials known as “asadora,” which is a Japanese TV drama. Results indicated that the roles of middle-aged men evolved from “high communion” in the ’60s and ’70s, to “high social status” in the ’80s and ’90s, to “commitment to household responsibility” in the ’00s and ’10s. Meanwhile, young men’s roles evolved from “high agency” in the ’90s to “attentiveness to women” in the ’10s. Additionally, the heroines’ husbands, ex-husbands, male friends, and romantic partners demonstrated “low effeminacy,” “superiority to women,” and “attentiveness to women.” Conversely, the heroines’ brothers, sons, and neighbors demonstrated “psychological and physical strength” and “emancipation from emotional restriction and toughness.” Based on social changes in Japan, implications of this study and future prospects were discussed.</p>

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