意識の深層 A Comprehensive Study on Married Men’s Addiction to Hostess Clubs in Modern Society: A Multifaceted Analysis from the Perspectives of Neuroscience, Depth Psychology, and Social Structure
Introduction — The Marketisation of Pseudo-Romance & the Weight of “Roles” Borne by Married MenIn contemporary Japanese society, the “night district” — the cabaret club in particular — has long transcended its function as a mere venue for drinking to operate as a highly structured “emotional marketplace.” The psychology of married men who become deeply immersed in this space, inviting economic, social, or domestic ruin, cannot be captured by the simple framework of individual preference or moral deficiency. Behind it lies the runaway of the brain’s reward circuitry as examined by neuroscience, the projection of the “inner feminine” as understood by Jungian psychology, and the refined exploitation structure known as “emotional labour,” all intertwined in complex ways.