East Asian Mothers in Britain An Intersectional Exploration of Motherhood and Employment /

How do Chinese, Japanese and Korean mothers in Britain make sense of their motherhood and employment? What are the intersecting factors that shape these women's identities, experiences and stories? Contributing further to the continuing discourse and development of intersectionality, this book...

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Main Author: Lim, Hyun-Joo (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Subjects:
Sociology.
Cultural studies.
Social groups.
Family.
Ethnicity.
ISBN:9783319756356
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The question of identity for East Asian migrant women
  • 3. Intersectionality and storytelling in the context of East Asian mothers
  • 4. Narratives of home-stay mothers: the ideology of intensive motherhood
  • 5. Narratives of employed mothers: the Legacy of the Chinese Work Ethic
  • 6. Gender relations at home
  • 7. Conclusion.

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