Shifting Traditions of Childrearing in China: Narratives from Three Generations of Women

ISBN-13: 9781032022925 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 226 str.

Xin Guo

Opis

Unique in its intergenerational approach to understanding motherhood in China, this book sets out to study Chinese mothers’ experiences in childrearing, emphasizing that gender is not immutable and that motherhood is not isolated from other social domains.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. The Conceptualisation of Mothering 3. Sociological Imagination and Psychological Sensitivities: Research Methods Matter 4. Growing-up as a Girl: Experiences across Three Generations 5. From ‘Liberated Woman’, ‘Virtuous Wife and Good Mother’ to Full-time Mother 6. Intergenerational Transmissions across Three Generations of Women 7. Discussion and Conclusion

O autorze

Xin Guo currently works as the Division Head of the Lower and Middle School of Whittle School and Studios, Shenzhen. Her research interests include sociology of family, sociology of education, parenting/childcare, gender, qualitative methodology, education evaluation, education equity and leadership and management.