Making our own destiny : single women, opportunity, and family in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tokyo /

In east Asia's largest cities, hundreds of thousands of women remain single into middle age and beyond, giving rise to a demographic transformation with profound implications for their societies. Labeled in the media as "loser dogs" and "parasites" in Japan and "leftove...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Nakano, Lynne Y., 1965- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, [2022].
Subjects:	Single women > China > Shanghai > Attitudes > Case studies. Single women > China > Hong Kong > Attitudes > Case studies. Single women > Japan > Tokyo > Attitudes > Case studies. Single women > Family relationships > China > Shanghai > Case studies. Single women > Family relationships > China > Hong Kong > Case studies. Single women > Family relationships > Japan > Tokyo > Case studies.

Table of Contents:

Three Marriage Regimes
"When I Went to Graduate School, My Parents Said I Had to Get a Boyfriend": Managing Educational Expectations
"Because I'm a Girl, My Parents Want Me to Find a Stable Job": Accommodating Work and Caregiving Responsibilities
"If I Keep This Up, I Will Never Have a Life of My Own": Negotiating Family Tensions
"Maybe I Just Love Myself Too Much": Finding Meaning as Single Women.