Gender and Family in East Asia

Abstract

Introduction: Gender and Family in East Asia, Angela Wai Ching WONG, Maria Siumi TAM, and Danning WANG Part I: Marriage and Motherhood 1. Transforming the Gendered Organization of Childcare: Experiences of Three Generations of Rural Mothers in an Inland Chinese Village (1940s-2006), Yuqin HUANG 2. Going Back to Traditional Ethics? The Importance of Marriage for Female College Graduates in Japan from 1995 to 2010, Kiyoko YAMAGUCHI 3. Behind The Family's Common Interest: Battles Between Korean Entrepreneur Couples, Seyoung KANG 4. In the Name of the Father? The Law and Social Norms of Children's Surnames in Taiwan, Yun Hsien Diana LIN Part II: Migration 5. The Implication of Labor Migration for Left-behind Married Miao Women in a Poor Village in Guizhou, Pui Yim Ada LAI 6. Making A Productive Home: How Chinese Immigrant Women Do Wai Ling WONG 7. Gender, Family, and Work: Examining the Transnational Migration Processes of Chinese Immigrant Women in Canada, Guida MAN 8.T ransnational Duties: Marriage and Family Practices among Indian Migrants in Hong Kong, Maria Siumi TAM Part III: Religion and Family 9. Islamic Menhuan System, Patrilineal Family, and Gender Relations of Dongxiang People in Gansu, China, Ke MAN 10. Theorizing Women's Agency: Women's Religious Negotiation with Marginal Families in Chinese Society, Wai Ching Angela WONG 11. Women, Mourning, and the Ritual for the Death of Family, Seongnae KIM 11. Conclusion: Marriages and Families in Asia: Something Old and Something New?, Laurel KENDALL