Sexuality in a Changing China - Young Women, Sex and Intimate Relations in the Reform Period

Informationen zum Autor Nicole Zarafonetis holds a PhD in Women’s Studies from the University of York. Currently an independent consultant; her research interests include international women’s issues with a focus on East Asia. Klappentext ISBN 9781138240148 (hardback Zusammenfassung Based on interviews with forty-three women in Shanghai, this book investigates the way in which young women, born under the one child policy in China, consider sexuality and intimate relations in the 21st Century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Introduction: Making Sense of Modernity in China 2. "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics": Women and Economic Reform 3. "At fifteen, we know nothing!": Approaches and Attitudes to Sex Education and Sexuality 4. "All they want is a sexy ayi ": Dating and Intimate Relationships 5. "It’s like an unspoken rule": Exploring the Continuing Expectation of Marriage 6. Conclusion Appendix – Summary of Participant Information Glossary of Key Terms and Phrases

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• Authors: Nicole Zarafonetis, Nicole (France) Zarafonetis, Zarafonetis Nicole
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.05.2017
• EAN: 9781138240148
• ISBN: 978-1-138-24014-8
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Routledge Research on Gender in Asia Series; Routledge Research on Gender in Asia Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; China, Sociology, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Sociology: sexual relations, Gender studies: women, Sex and sexuality, social aspects, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality