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Young Adults in Urban China and Taiwan - Aspirations, Expectations, and Life Choices (Hardcover)
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Young Adults in Urban China and Taiwan - Aspirations, Expectations, and Life Choices (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Research on Taiwan Series
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This book compares aspirations and life choices among educated
young adults in urban China and Taiwan. As two places that share a
cultural heritage but very different political and economic
systems, it assesses how the socio-economic and political
trajectories of China and Taiwan have influenced young people's
decision-making and the strategies they apply to realize their
goals. 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.
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