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 "leftove...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nakano, Lynne Y., 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, [2022]
Temas:
Single women > China > Shanghai > Attitudes > Case studies.
Single women > China > Hong Kong > Attitudes > Case studies.
Single women > Japan > Tokyo > Attitudes > Case studies.
Single women > Family relationships > China > Shanghai > Case studies.
Single women > Family relationships > China > Hong Kong > Case studies.
Single women > Family relationships > Japan > Tokyo > Case studies.
Femmes seules > Chine > Shanghai > Attitudes > Études de cas.
Femmes seules > Chine > Hongkong > Attitudes > Études de cas.
Femmes seules > Relations familiales > Chine > Shanghai > Études de cas.
Femmes seules > Relations familiales > Chine > Hongkong > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
Single women > Attitudes.
Single women > Family relationships.
China > Hong Kong.
China > Shanghai.
Japan > Tokyo.
Case studies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Three Marriage Regimes
  • "When I Went to Graduate School, My Parents Said I Had to Get a Boyfriend": Managing Educational Expectations
  • "Because I'm a Girl, My Parents Want Me to Find a Stable Job": Accommodating Work and Caregiving Responsibilities
  • "If I Keep This Up, I Will Never Have a Life of My Own": Negotiating Family Tensions
  • "Maybe I Just Love Myself Too Much": Finding Meaning as Single Women.

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