Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 304 g
Aspirations, Expectations, and Life Choices
Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 304 g
Reihe: Routledge Research on Taiwan Series
ISBN: 978-1-03-209024-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Drawing upon ethnographic research, this book analyzes young adults’ choices in the areas of education, career and marriage, considering their individual social backgrounds and economic resources. In this context, it also discusses how feelings of hope, doubt and disenchantment are mitigated by the specific societal atmospheres and ideological discourses. Whereas stable employment and marriage appeared to be universal goals, this book demonstrates how young adults in Beijing had more autonomy in decision-making concerning individual life choices than those in Taipei. Among other things, China's demographic controls and urban migration policies appear to increase the independence of young people from their parents. Further, the prevalence of boarding school education in China compared to Taiwan provides an opportunity for earlier autonomy for young people in China.
Taking a comparative approach, Young Adults in Urban China and Taiwan will be a valuable resource to students and scholars of Chinese Studies and Taiwan Studies, as well as social and cultural anthropology and youth culture.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Growing up under different regimes – childhood memories of mothers and their children
2 Educational choices and the fostering of independence
3 Working towards the future – professional aspirations
4 Courtship and marriage in Beijing and Taipei
5 Making choices
6 Disenchantment and escape
7 Perspectives of hope
Conclusion
Index