The Too-Good Wife : Alcohol, Codependency, and the Politics of Nurturance in Postwar Japan /

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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: w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Borovoy, Amy Beth
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Frau
Frauenbild
Koabhängigkeit
Geschlechterrolle
Alkoholismus
Wives.
Social work with women.
Sex role.
Parents of drug addicts.
Codependency.
Alcoholics' spouses.
Alcoholics > Family relationships.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > Addiction.
SELF-HELP > Substance Abuse & Addictions > General.
Wives > Japan > Tokyo.
Sex role > Japan > Tokyo.
Social work with women > Japan > Tokyo.
Codependency > Japan > Tokyo.
Parents of drug addicts > Japan > Tokyo.
Alcoholics' spouses > Japan > Tokyo.
Alcoholics > Family relationships > Japan > Tokyo.
Japan
Japan > Tokyo.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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?
Physical Description:1 online resource (251 pages).
ISBN:9780520938687

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