Women Doing Intimacy

Gender, Family and Modernity in Britain and Hong Kong

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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This book offers a comparative study of the lives of young adult women and their mothers in Hong Kong and Britain. Set against the backdrop of debates regarding the consequences of late modern social change for family and intimate life, the authors consider the challenges of exploring these issues across differing cultures.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-06-12
Mått148 x 210 x 19 mm
Vikt458 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePalgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Antal sidor250
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781137289902

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Sociologi inom Samhalle och politik
Genusvetenskap inom Samhalle och politik
Kulturvetenskap inom Samhalle och politik

1. Introduction: The Genesis of a Transnational Collaborative Project. - 2. Conceptualising and Investigating the Gendered Consequences of Modernity in Britain and Hong Kong. - 3. Interconnected Histories: Locating Women’s Lives in Time and Space. - 4. What Makes a Family? Meanings and Practices. - 5. Mother-daughter Relationships. - 6. Love and Sex in Marital and Non-marital Contexts. - 7. Imagined Futures in Uncertain Times. - 8. Concluding Reflections.