Social Construction of Gender Inequality in the Housing System - Housing Experience of Women in Hong Kong

First published in 1997, this volume recognises the issue of gender inequality in Hong Kong housing by focusing on the crucial issues of housing for lone mothers and for women in new towns.

List of contents

Part 1. Theory and Methodology. 1. Introduction. 2. Gendering the Housing Question. 3. Women and Housing in Hong Kong: the Structural context. 4. Researching Gender Issues. Part 2. Housing Experiences of Lone Mothers. 5. Restraining Lone Mothers’ Problem Solving Ability. 6. Marginalizing Lone Mother Families. Part 3. Women in New Towns. 7. Confining Women at Home. 8. Marginalizing Women at Work. Part 4. Conclusion and Discussion. 9. Social Construction of Gender Inequality.

About the author

Paul Pennartz, Anke Niehof

Summary

First published in 1997, this volume recognises the issue of gender inequality in Hong Kong housing by focusing on the crucial issues of housing for lone mothers and for women in new towns.

Product details

• Authors: Kam Wah Chan, Kam Wah Niehof Chan, Anke Niehof, Anke Pennartz Niehof, Niehof Anke, Paul Pennartz, Paul Niehof Pennartz
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781138344105
• ISBN: 978-1-138-34410-5
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Hong Kong, Social discrimination & inequality, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness, Social discrimination and social justice