Elite Japanese corporations often organize evenings at hostess clubs for their employees where female hostesses serve drinks, and flirt with and entertain these professionals. Anthropologist Anne Allison analyzed the cultural meaning of these practices. Identify whether or not these are social practices that occur within Japanese hostess clubs.

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16 September, 02:55

Elite Japanese corporations often organize evenings at hostess clubs for their employees where female hostesses serve drinks, and flirt with and entertain these professionals. Anthropologist Anne Allison analyzed the cultural meaning of these practices. Identify whether or not these are social practices that occur within Japanese hostess clubs.

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String Bean · Answer 1

According to anthropologist Anne Allison's research work, Nightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure, and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club, the social practices mentioned occur within Japanese hostess clubs.

Explanation:

This practice has its origin in Elite Japanese corporations to keep productive and happy its workers. These men work hard at their companies, sometimes being degraded, that is the reason the companies buy this type of entertainment.

At these hostess clubs, women assure to make them feel appreciated and serve their clients; however they do not engage in prostitution, but they flirt with them, serve their drinks and lit cigarettes. The atmosphere in these clubs looks for the distraction of everyday routine, creating male bonding among the company employees trough the expression of male dominance and masculinity as it motivates them to work harder and longer leading to benefits for the company.