Making our own destiny: single women, opportunity, and family in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tokyo

"In East Asia's largest cities, hundreds of thousands of women remain single into middle age and beyond, giving rise to a demographic transformation with profound implications for their societies. Labeled in the media as "loser dogs" and "parasites" in Japan and "l...

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1. Verfasser: Nakano, Lynne Y. 1965- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Honolulu University of Hawai'i Press [2022]
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Zusammenfassung:"In East Asia's largest cities, hundreds of thousands of women remain single into middle age and beyond, giving rise to a demographic transformation with profound implications for their societies. Labeled in the media as "loser dogs" and "parasites" in Japan and "leftover women" in mainland China and Hong Kong, single women in East Asia are criticized for being choosy, selfish, and overly independent. Based on ethnographic research and interviews with more than a hundred single women in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tokyo, Making Our Own Destiny is the first study to comprehensively compare the views and experiences of single women living in these three great cities-cities that stand at the forefront of the region's movement toward later marriage and rising singlehood. This well-researched book explores how single women attempt to take advantage of unprecedented opportunities for success in education and work while navigating marriage and family expectations.
Beschreibung:xiii, 238 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9780824889968
0824889967

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