Working and mothering in Asia : images, ideologies and identities /
Working and mothering in Asia : images, ideologies and identities /
edited by Theresa W. Devasahayam & Brenda S. A. Yeoh.
- xiv, 256 pages ; 23 cm.
- Gendering Asia series .
- Gendering Asia series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Asian women negotiating work challenges and family commitments / Post-modern motherhoods and cultural contest in Malaysia and Singapore / Contradictions in maternal roles in contemporary Japan / The career mother in matrimonial and custody proceedings in Singapore / For better or worse? : working mothers in late Vietnamese socialism / Impact of maternal employment on child health : the case of Haryana state in North India / Constructions of mothering : the experience of female Filipino overseas workers / The musician, the masseuse and the manager : sexy mothers in Sabah / Motherhood shifts when Chinese families relocate : Chinese women's education work in Canada / Theresa W. Devasahayam and Brenda S. A. Yeoh -- Maila Stivens -- Keiko Hirao -- Debbie Ong -- Daniele Belanger and Xavier Oudin -- Santosh Jatrana -- Carolyn I. Sobritchea -- Anne-Marie Hilsdon -- Janet W. Salaff, Arent Greve and Xuan Chen. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
"Large numbers of women in Asia engage in paid work, in many cases outside the home. Some of them simply need to support their families. Others, particularly educated women, hope to develop rewarding careers. Many of these women also continue to shoulder the home and family responsibilities that social and cultural norms define as their primary concern. In an effort to balance the conflicting demands of these roles, women in various Asian societies are negotiating, contesting and reconfiguring motherhood. Their experiences provide an important counterpoint to the lives of white middle-class North Americans, the focus of much of the previous research relating to this subject." "The authors approach the subject from various academic disciplines - anthropology, sociology, gender studies, demography and law - but their writings identify a number of common themes, including patriarchy, labour and relationships, strategies of accommodation, conflict and emotion management, the role of fathers, socio-cultural definitions of "good mothering", and the political meanings of "maternity" and "family". The result is a substantial contribution to studies of Asian societies and to comparative research on gender."--BOOK JACKET.
9971693488 9789971693480 8776940136 9788776940133
Working mothers--Asia
Mothers--Asia
Motherhood--Asia
306.8743095
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Asian women negotiating work challenges and family commitments / Post-modern motherhoods and cultural contest in Malaysia and Singapore / Contradictions in maternal roles in contemporary Japan / The career mother in matrimonial and custody proceedings in Singapore / For better or worse? : working mothers in late Vietnamese socialism / Impact of maternal employment on child health : the case of Haryana state in North India / Constructions of mothering : the experience of female Filipino overseas workers / The musician, the masseuse and the manager : sexy mothers in Sabah / Motherhood shifts when Chinese families relocate : Chinese women's education work in Canada / Theresa W. Devasahayam and Brenda S. A. Yeoh -- Maila Stivens -- Keiko Hirao -- Debbie Ong -- Daniele Belanger and Xavier Oudin -- Santosh Jatrana -- Carolyn I. Sobritchea -- Anne-Marie Hilsdon -- Janet W. Salaff, Arent Greve and Xuan Chen. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
"Large numbers of women in Asia engage in paid work, in many cases outside the home. Some of them simply need to support their families. Others, particularly educated women, hope to develop rewarding careers. Many of these women also continue to shoulder the home and family responsibilities that social and cultural norms define as their primary concern. In an effort to balance the conflicting demands of these roles, women in various Asian societies are negotiating, contesting and reconfiguring motherhood. Their experiences provide an important counterpoint to the lives of white middle-class North Americans, the focus of much of the previous research relating to this subject." "The authors approach the subject from various academic disciplines - anthropology, sociology, gender studies, demography and law - but their writings identify a number of common themes, including patriarchy, labour and relationships, strategies of accommodation, conflict and emotion management, the role of fathers, socio-cultural definitions of "good mothering", and the political meanings of "maternity" and "family". The result is a substantial contribution to studies of Asian societies and to comparative research on gender."--BOOK JACKET.
9971693488 9789971693480 8776940136 9788776940133
Working mothers--Asia
Mothers--Asia
Motherhood--Asia
306.8743095