Staying Sober in Mexico City /

Staying Sober in Mexico City / / Stanley Brandes.

Staying sober is a daily struggle for many men living in Mexico City, one of the world's largest, grittiest urban centers. In this engaging study, Stanley Brandes focuses on a common therapeutic response to alcoholism, Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.), which boasts an enormous following throughout M...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Brandes, Stanley,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2002
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (259 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Moral Support in Mexico City
  • 2. Religious Adaptations in Alcoholics Anonymous
  • 3. Meeting and Moving
  • 4. Storytelling
  • 5. Gender and the Construction of Manhood
  • 6. Blurred Boundaries and the Exercise of Social Control
  • 7. Illness and Recovery
  • 8. Sobriety and Survival
  • Appendix A. The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous/ Los Doce Pasos de Alcohólicos Anónimos
  • Appendix B. The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous/ Las Doce Tradiciones de Alcohólicos Anónimos
  • Notes
  • References Cited
  • Index

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