ISBN:
0520244516
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0520244524
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xvii, 234 Seiten
,
24 cm
Serie:
Ethnographic studies in subjectivity 6
Serie:
Ethnographic studies in subjectivity
DDC:
362.29130952135
Schlagwort(e):
Alcoholics Family relationships
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Japan
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Tokyo
;
Alcoholics' spouses Japan
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Tokyo
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Parents of drug addicts Japan
;
Tokyo
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Codependency Japan
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Tokyo
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Social work with women Japan
;
Tokyo
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Sex role Japan
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Tokyo
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Wives Japan
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Tokyo
;
Japan
;
Alkoholismus
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Frau
;
Geschlechterrolle
;
Geschichte 1950-2000
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Japan
;
Alkoholismus
;
Frau
;
Koabhängigkeit
;
Geschichte 1950-2000
;
Japan
;
Alkoholismus
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Frauenbild
;
Koabhängigkeit
;
Geschichte 1950-2000
;
Japan
;
Alkoholismus
;
Frau
;
Geschlechterrolle
;
Koabhängigkeit
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Geschichte 1950-2000
Kurzfassung:
Social drinking is an accepted aspect of working life in Japan, and women are left to manage their drunken husbands when the men return home, restoring them to sobriety for the next day of work. In attempting to cope with their husbands' alcoholism, the women face a profound cultural dilemma: when does the nurturing behavior expected of a good wife and mother become part of a pattern of behavior that is actually destructive? How does the celebration of nurturance and dependency mask the exploitative aspects not just of family life but also of public life in Japan?
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Introduction -- Alcoholism and co-dependency -- Motherhood, nurturance, and "total care" in postwar national ideology -- Good wives -- A success story -- The inescapable discourse of motherhood -- Conclusion: Impasses of Japanese feminism
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-218) and index
URL:
Contributor biographical information
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip055/2004029705.html
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