
Women Doing Intimacy
Gender, Family and Modernity in Britain and Hong Kong
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 12. June 2020
Book
Hardback
XI, 250 pages
978-1-137-28990-2 (ISBN)
Description
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. The book focuses on a range of topics including: mother-daughter relationships; romantic, sexual and marital relationship trajectories; and the imagined futures of daughters.
Throughout, it is argued that differences between Hong Kong and Britain are not attributable merely to local culture and tradition, but are the consequence of wider social, economic and political conditions through which cultural continuity and change are mediated. Women Doing Intimacy will be of interest to students and scholars of family life and gender studies.
Throughout, it is argued that differences between Hong Kong and Britain are not attributable merely to local culture and tradition, but are the consequence of wider social, economic and political conditions through which cultural continuity and change are mediated. Women Doing Intimacy will be of interest to students and scholars of family life and gender studies.
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Series
Edition
2020 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung
XI, 250 p. 1 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
458 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-28990-2 (9781137289902)
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-28991-9
Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions

Stevi Jackson | Petula Sik Ying Ho
Women Doing Intimacy
Gender, Family and Modernity in Britain and Hong Kong
E-Book
06/2020
1st Edition
Palgrave Macmillan
€96.29
Available for download
Persons
Stevi Jackson is Professor of Women's Studies at the University of York, UK.
Petula Sik Ying Ho is Professor of Social Work at the University of Hong Kong.
Content
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.