| The Subject of Gender: Daughters and Mothers in Urban China Contributor(s): Evans, Harriet (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742554783 ISBN-13: 9780742554788 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $52.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2007 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 306.874 |
| LCCN: 2007017639 |
| Series: Asian Voices (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.03" W x 8.94" (0.82 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Chinese - Demographic Orientation - Urban - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Women in urban China have lived through decades of political turbulence, extensive socio-economic change, and the transformation of gender practices, expectations, and relationships. Among these is the mother-daughter relationship, one that has profound influence on women's gendered subjectivity but one that has been overlooked in research on gender and family in China. In The Subject of Gender, Harriet Evans reflects on how women in urban China 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, this book discusses the mother-daughter relationship through various themes: separation, communication, domestic/public boundaries, male privilege, the sexed body, reproduction, and filial responsibilities. This fascinating work draws on feminist and critical theory and on anthropological and historical research to analyze the changing articulations of gender subjectivity that emerge from the links between discursive shifts, generational difference, and individual experiences of the mother-daughter relationship. |