Staying Sober in Mexico City

Name: Staying Sober in Mexico City
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ISBN: 9780292709089

ISBN-10: 0292709080

ISBN-13: 9780292709089

Edition: 2002

Authors: Stanley Brandes

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Staying sober is a daily struggle for many men living in Mexico City, one of the world' 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 Mexico and much of Latin America. Over several years, Brandes observed and participated in an all-men' chapter of A.A. located in a working class district of Mexico City. Employing richly textured ethnography, he analyzes the group' social dynamics, therapeutic effectiveness, and ritual and spiritual life. Brandes demonstrates how recovering alcoholics in Mexico redefine gender roles in order to…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication date: 5/1/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 260
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Moral Support in Mexico City



Religious Adaptations in Alcoholics Anonymous



Meeting and Moving



Storytelling



Gender and the Construction of Manhood



Blurred Boundaries and the Exercise of Social Control



Illness and Recovery



Sobriety and Survival



The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous/Los Doce Pasos de Alcoholicos Anonimos



The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous/Las Doce Tradiciones de Alcoholicos Anonimos


Notes


References Cited


Index