Real men don't hold their liquor: The complexity of drunkenness and sobriety in a Tokyo bar

Social Science Japan Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 239-254

  Christensen, Paul ^a  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol policy; Drinking; Japan; Masculinity; Tokyo

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; GENDER ISSUE; GENDER ROLE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO [KANTO]; TOKYO [TOKYO (PRF)];

EID: 84864956259     PISSN: 13691465     EISSN: 14682680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ssjj/jys005     Document Type: Article

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