Single mothers and the state's embrace : reproductive agency in Vietnam /

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"In the mid-1980s, after the Indochina Wars, a shortage of men meant that many single women in northern Vietnam found themselves without suitable marital prospects. Increasingly, they began to pursue single motherhood by "asking for a child" (xin con), seeking men who would agree to i...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Phinney, Harriet M. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Single mothers > Vietnam.
Motherhood > Social aspects > Vietnam.
Reproductive rights > Vietnam.
Motherhood > Government policy > Vietnam.
Mères de famille monoparentale > Viêt-nam.
Maternité > Aspect social > Viêt-nam.
Droits génésiques > Viêt-nam.
Maternité > Politique gouvernementale > Viêt-nam.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Motherhood > Government policy
Motherhood > Social aspects
Reproductive rights
Single mothers
Vietnam
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Maternal desire: the "thirst" for a biological child
  • "When will you give out sweets?": sacrificing youth, foregoing marriage
  • Xin con
  • "asking for a child": a novel path to motherhood
  • Governing xin con: the state's embrace
  • "This was my choice. It is my life"

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