Chilla Bulbeck

Sex, Love and Feminism in the Asia Pacific

A Cross-Cultural Study of Young People's Attitudes

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 408g
• ISBN-13: 9780415590372
• ISBN-10: 041559037X
• Artikelnr.: 40949645

Autorenporträt

Chilla Bulbeck was the Foundation Chair in Women's Studies at the University of Adelaide and has taught at Beijing Foreign Studies University and Tokyo University. Her research interests focus on gender and cultural difference, and her publications include One World Women's Movement (1988), Australian Women in Papua New Guinea: Colonial Passages 1920-1960 (1992), Living Feminism: The Impact of the Women's Movement on Three Generations of Australian Women (1997) and Re-Orienting Western Feminism: Women's Diversity in a Postcolonial World (1998).

Inhaltsangabe

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.
Appendix 2: The Questionnaire. Appendix 3: Tables Relating to Research
Methods. Appendix 4: Charts and Tables Relating to Feminist Movement.
Appendix 5: Charts and Tables Relating to Gender Issues