The Too-good Wife

The Too-Good Wife is a fascinating ethnography of Japanese women who participate in family clinic which serves as a window into an examination of social norms and gender roles in a changing Japanese society.

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction: "Dirty Lukewarm Water"	p. 1
Alcoholism and Codependency: New Vocabularies for Unspeakable Problems	p. 42
Motherhood, Nurturance, and "Total Care" in Postwar National Ideology	p. 67
Good Wives: Negotiating Marital Relationships	p. 86
A Success Story	p. 115
The Inescapable Discourse of Motherhood	p. 137
Conclusion: The Home as a Feminist Dilemma	p. 161
Notes	p. 177
References	p. 201
Index	p. 219
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