ISBN:
0203888812
,
0415470064
,
9780203888810
,
9780415470063
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 268 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Asian Studies Association of Australia women in Asia series
Parallel Title:
Print version Sex, Love and Feminism in the Asia Pacific : A Cross-Cultural Study of Young People's Attitudes
DDC:
306.70835
Keywords:
Sex role
;
Youth Attitudes
;
Youth Attitudes
;
Feminism
;
Youth Cross-cultural studies
Abstract:
This book explores feminism, the women's movement and gender relations in the Asia Pacific region. Through a comparative analysis of ten countries, both Asian and Western, it examines important issues such as attitudes towards feminism, family relations, sex and same sex sexual relations, abortion rights, nudity and pornography
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Global narratives of Asia, feminism and youth; 1 The national samples: Background and methods; 2 Variations on liberal feminism: USA, Australia, Canada, Japan, Thailand and South Korea; 3 National development feminism: India, Indonesia, China and Vietnam; 4 Homosexuality and pornography: The commodification of intimacy?; 5 'Marriage shouldn't be the end of life': Sharing the caring; Conclusion: Globalizing discourses in the neoliberal age; Appendix 1: Characteristics of Countries in the Study
Description / Table of Contents:
Appendix 2: The QuestionnaireAppendix 3: Tables Relating to Research Methods; Appendix 4: Figures and Tables Relating to Feminist Movement; Appendix 5: Figures and Table Relating to Gender Issues; References; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
