Exploring gender as a fundamental factor in the way that lives of
individuals, families and societies across Asia are organized, this
timely Handbook studies the importance of modernization and
globalization for understanding gender in Asia. It brings together
a wide range of scholarly perspectives on five critical areas in
the field: ageing and health; labour; migrations and mobilities;
gender at the margins, and the theory and practice of researching
in Asia. Identifying gaps in current research, and using both
qualitative and quantitative methods to explore the topic, this
volume demonstrates the difference a gendered perspective makes in
providing a better understanding of these issues in Asia. Using
empirical case studies, contributors highlight the challenges and
changes to cultured traditions and practices that surround gendered
norms surrounding the societal roles of men and women in Asia. The
volume offers fresh, nuanced insights to socio-political currents
in Asian countries. This far-reaching collection will be an
essential read for scholars in the social sciences interested in
gender issues in Asia, human geography, sociology, anthropology,
development studies, gender politics; and for NGOs and
policy-makers. Contributors include: A.L. Abeyasekera, A. Adenwala,
A. Arslan, C. Caron, L.-H.N. Chiang, A. Datta, M. De Silva, E.L.-E.
Ho, E.S. Ho, S. Huang, H. Igarashi, R. Ito, J. Knodel, K. Kusakabe,
H. Lee, M. Morikawa, P. Raghuram, S. Ramnarain, K.N. Ruwanpura, S.
Shroff, B.C. Somaiah, G. Sondhi, P. Statham, W.-m. Tang, B.
Teerawichitchainan, M. Thompson, S. Turner, L. Wilks, Y. Yang, S.
Yea, C. Zuberec
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