Women in urban China have lived through decades of political turbulence, extensive socio-economic change, and the transformation of gender practices, expectations, and relationships. Among these is the mother-daughter relationship, one that has profound influence on women's gendered subjectivity but one that has been overlooked in research on gender and family in China. In The Subject of Gender, Harriet Evans reflects on how women in urban China make sense of the shifts in practices and representations of gender that frame their lives and how their self-identification as mothers and daughters contributes to the redefinition of those practices. Based on the memories and experiences of educated and professional women of different ages, this book discusses the mother-daughter relationship through various themes: separation, communication, domestic/public boundaries, male privilege, the sexed body, reproduction, and filial responsibilities. This fascinating work draws on feminist and critical theory and on anthropological and historical research to analyze the changing articulations of gender subjectivity that emerge from the links between discursive shifts, generational difference, and individual experiences of the mother-daughter relationship.
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Discusses mother-daughter relationships in urban China. This book reflects on how women make sense of the shifts in practices and representations of gender that frame their lives, and how their self-identification as mothers and daughters contributes to the redefinition of those practices.
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Chapter 1: Encounters with Mothers and Daughters
Chapter 2: Lives Apart
Chapter 3: Communicative Bonds
Chapter 4: Negotiating Gender Boundaries between "Inner" and "Outer"
Chapter 5: Difference and Discrimination
Chapter 6: The Gender of the Sexed Body
Chapter 7: Reproducing Filiality
Chapter 8: The Changing Subject of Gender
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[Evans'] multigenerational approach historicizes motherhood and illustrates shifts in female subjectivity from the 1950s through the present. . . . Highly recommended.
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ISBN
9780742554771
Publisert
2007-12-14
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Vekt
501 gr
Høyde
239 mm
Bredde
160 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
248
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