1 THE COMMERCIAL SPIRIT OF INTIMATE LIFE AND THE ABDUCTION OF FEMINISM Signs from Women's Advice Books

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS IX
4. Introduction TWO SIDES OF AN IDEA 1
5. Part One A CULTURE OF PSYCHIC DIVESTMENT
6. 1 THE COMMERCIAL SPIRIT OF INTIMATE LIFE AND THE ABDUCTION OF FEMINISM Signs from Women's Advice Books 13
7. 2 THE COMMODITY FRONTIER 30
8. 3 GENDER CODES AND THE PLAY OF IRONY 45
9. 4 LIGHT AND HEAVY American and Japanese Advice Books for Women WITH KAZUKO TANAKA 58
10. Part Two A FEELINGFUL SELF
11. 5 THE CAPACITY TO FEEL 75
12. 6 WORKING ON FEELING 87
13. 7 THE ECONOMY OF GRATITUDE 104
14. 8 TWO WAYS TO SEE LOVE 119
15. 9 PATHWAYS OF FEELING 127
16. Part Three THE REFERRED PAIN OF A TROUBLED SOCIETY
17. 10 FROM THE FRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE 141
18. 11 THE COLONIZED COLONIZER Cruelty and Kindness in Mother-Daughter Bonds 149
19. 12 THE FRACTURED FAMILY 161
20. 13 CHILDREN AS EAVESDROPPERS 172
21. Part Four THE ECOLOGY OF CARE
22. 14 LOVE AND GOLD 185
23. 15 EMOTIONAL GEOGRAPHY AND THE FLIGHT PLAN OF CAPITALISM 198
24. 16 THE CULTURE OF POLITICS Traditional, Postmodern, Cold Modem, and Warm Modern Ideals of Care 213
25. Part Five SPEAKING PERSONALLY
26. 17 INSIDE THE CLOCKWORK OF MALE CAREERS 227
27. NOTES 255
28. BIBLIOGRAPHY 281
29. INDEX 303