The subject of gender : daughters and mothers in urban China / Harriet Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Evans, Harriet, author.

Series:

Asian voices (Rowman and Littlefield, Inc.)

Asian Voices

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--China.

Women.

Mothers and daughters--China.

Mothers and daughters.

Sex role--China.

Sex role.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Author Harriet Evans discusses mother-daughter relationships in urban China, reflecting 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. Based on the memories and experiences of educated and professional women of different ages, the mother-daughter relationship is discussed through various themes: separation, communication, domestic/public boundaries, male privilege, the sexed body, reproduction and filial responsibilities.

Contents:

Title page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Encounters with Mothers and Daughters; 2 Lives Apart; 3 Communicative Bonds; 4 Negotiating Gender Boundaries between ""Inner"" and ""Outer""; 5 Difference and Discrimination; 6 The Gender of the Sexed Body; 7 Reproducing Filiality; 8 The Changing Subject of Gender; Character List; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-23346-6

0-7425-5478-3

1-4616-4572-7

OCLC:

855970090