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 -- Appendix A. The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous/Los Doce Pasos de Alcoholicos Anonimos -- Appendix B. The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous/Las Doce Tradiciones de Alcoholicos Anonimos
Summary
Publisher Fact Sheet Brandes examines Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) in the urban environment of Mexico City, where staying sober is a daily struggle for many men, and recovering alcoholics often redefine gender roles in order to preserve masculine identity
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-229) and index
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