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1 online resource |
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ASAA women in Asia series |
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ASAA women in Asia series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Introduction to China's 'leftover women': highly educated, accomplished ... and unmarried; Government agendas to get 'leftover women' married off; Can uneducated, non-career-oriented women be called 'leftover women'?; To marry or not to marry? What do single, educated professional women want?; 'If it isn't me, then it must be ... him?' Who were the perpetrators of 'leftover women's' marital dilemmas?; Single, professional, and 'leftover': the women of this study; The chapters; Notes |
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2. Traditional marriage views of modern career women: 'I'm very traditional so I must get married!'The importance of being traditional; Compromising to fulfil marriage goals; 'Work' versus 'marriage': do educated career women want to get married less?; The pressures of traditional society; Notes; 3. Discrimination in the marriage market: 'I have a lot of friends who are still single because men think that we are too tough!'; Male superior norms; The traditional practice of matchmaking; Men's emphasis on age and appearance; 'The virtue of a woman lies in her lack of talent'; Notes |
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4. Patriarchal demands and difficult choices: 'I'm quite unhappy because he made me face the choice ... so I chose work'The ultimatum of 'career' or 'marriage'; I will follow him ... not; The patrilocal rule; Patriarchal control; Notes; 5. Contesting discriminatory constraints: 'I have a lot of Western colleagues who say they don't like their wives not working. They think they should utilize their talents'; Choosing open-minded Western men; Concealing one's accomplishments; Choosing much more accomplished men; Notes |
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6. Combatting controlling constraints: 'I would like to find someone who can take care of things at home and complement my schedule'Choosing less accomplished men; Choosing non-traditional relationship forms; Notes; 7. The strategies of partner choice: Maximizers, Traditionalists, Satisficers, Innovators; The Maximizers: 'I want to slow down in my work after I get married'; The Traditionalists: 'I must get married!'; The Satisficers: 'I want an egalitarian partner!'; The Innovators: 'I want to live my own life with satisfaction!'; 8. Conclusion: the future of China's 'leftover women' |
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Solving the 'mismatch' problemThe future of 'leftover women': lowering traditional expectations under the new matchmaking reality; The future of China's courtship and marital landscape; Notes; Glossary of Chinese terms; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
The term ""sheng nu"" (""leftover women"") has been recently coined in China to describe the increasing number of women, especially highly educated professional women in their late twenties and over who have not married. This book explores this phenomenon, reporting on extensive research among ""leftover women"", research which reveals that the majority of women are keen to get married, contrary to the notion that traditional marriage has lost its appeal among the new generations of economically independent women. The book explains the reasons behind these women's failures to get married, disc |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 23, 2015) |
| Subject |
Single women -- China -- Attitudes
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Single women -- China -- Social conditions
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Marriage -- China
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Marriage
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Single women -- Attitudes
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Single women -- Social conditions
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China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317934196 |
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1317934199 |
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9781317934189 |
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1317934180 |
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