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In researching this book, the author took on the role of a hostess in one of Tokyo's many hostess clubs. The resulting text critically examines how such establishments create bonds among white-collar men and forge a masculine identity that suits the needs of their corporations.

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Prelude Introduction Pt. 1: Ethnography of a Hostess Club Ch. 1: A Type of Place Ch. 2: A Type of Routine Ch. 3: A Type of Woman Pt. 2: Mapping the Nightlife within Cultural Categories Introduction Ch. 4: Social Place and Identity Ch. 5: The Meaning and Place of Work: The Sarariiman Ch. 6: Family and Home Ch. 7: Structure of Japanese Play Ch. 8: Male Play with Money, Women, and Sex Pt. 3: Male Rituals and Masculinity Introduction Ch. 9: Male Bonding Ch. 10: The Mizu Shobai Woman: Constructing Dirtiness and Sex Ch. 11: Impotence as a Sign and Symbol of the Sarariiman References Index

Nightwork

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 28 May 1994
      ISBN-13 9780226014876
      978-0226014876
      ISBN-10 0226014878
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      Politics, Philosophy & Society Gender studies: women and girls Social and ethical issues Sociology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In researching this book, the author took on the role of a hostess in one of Tokyo's many hostess clubs. The resulting text critically examines how such establishments create bonds among white-collar men and forge a masculine identity that suits the needs of their corporations.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgments Prelude Introduction Pt. 1: Ethnography of a Hostess Club Ch. 1: A Type of Place Ch. 2: A Type of Routine Ch. 3: A Type of Woman Pt. 2: Mapping the Nightlife within Cultural Categories Introduction Ch. 4: Social Place and Identity Ch. 5: The Meaning and Place of Work: The Sarariiman Ch. 6: Family and Home Ch. 7: Structure of Japanese Play Ch. 8: Male Play with Money, Women, and Sex Pt. 3: Male Rituals and Masculinity Introduction Ch. 9: Male Bonding Ch. 10: The Mizu Shobai Woman: Constructing Dirtiness and Sex Ch. 11: Impotence as a Sign and Symbol of the Sarariiman References Index

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