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Recent attention to historical, geographic, and class differences
in the studies of women and gender in China has expanded our
understanding of the diversity and complexity of gendered China.
Nevertheless, the ethnic dimension of this subject matter remains
largely overlooked, particularly concerning women's conditions and
gender status. Consequently, the patriarchy and its oppression of
women among the Han, the ethnic majority in China, are often
inaccurately or erroneously associated with the whole gendered
heritage of China, epitomized by the infamous traditions of
footbinding and female-infanticide. Such academic and popular
predisposition belies the fact that gender systems in China span a
wide spectrum, ranging from extreme Han patriarchy to Lahu
gender-egalitarianism. The authors contributing to this book have
collectively initiated a systematic effort to bridge the gap
between understanding the majority Han and ethnic minorities in
regard to women and gender in contemporary Chinese societies. By
achieving a quantitative balance between articles on the Han
majority and those on ethnic minorities, this book transcends the
ghettoization of ethnic minorities in the studies of Chinese women
and gender. The eleven chapters of this volume are divided into
three sections which jointly challenge the traditions and norms of
Han patriarchy from various perspectives. The first section focuses
on gender traditions among ethnic minorities which compete with the
norms of Han patriarchy. The second section emphasizes the impact
of radical social transformation on gender systems and practices
among both Han and ethnic minorities. The third section underscores
socio-cultural diversity and complexity in resistance to Han
patriarchal norms from a broad perspective. This book complements
previous scholarship on Chinese women and gender by expanding our
investigative lens beyond Han patriarchy and providing images of
the multiethnic landscape of China. By identifying the Han as an
ethnically marked category and by bringing to the forefront the
diverse gender systems of ethnic minorities, this book encourages
an increasing awareness of, and sensitivity to the cross-cultural
diversity of gendered China both in academia and beyond.
Recent attention to historical, geographic, and class differences
in the studies of women and gender in China has expanded our
understanding of the diversity and complexity of gendered China.
Nevertheless, the ethnic dimension of this subject matter remains
largely overlooked, particularly concerning women's conditions and
gender status. Consequently, the patriarchy and its oppression of
women among the Han, the ethnic majority in China, are often
inaccurately or erroneously associated with the whole gendered
heritage of China, epitomized by the infamous traditions of
footbinding and female-infanticide. Such academic and popular
predisposition belies the fact that gender systems in China span a
wide spectrum, ranging from extreme Han patriarchy to Lahu
gender-egalitarianism. The authors contributing to this book have
collectively initiated a systematic effort to bridge the gap
between understanding the majority Han and ethnic minorities in
regard to women and gender in contemporary Chinese societies. By
achieving a quantitative balance between articles on the Han
majority and those on ethnic minorities, this book transcends the
ghettoization of ethnic minorities in the studies of Chinese women
and gender. The eleven chapters of this volume are divided into
three sections which jointly challenge the traditions and norms of
Han patriarchy from various perspectives. The first section focuses
on gender traditions among ethnic minorities which compete with the
norms of Han patriarchy. The second section emphasizes the impact
of radical social transformation on gender systems and practices
among both Han and ethnic minorities. The third section underscores
socio-cultural diversity and complexity in resistance to Han
patriarchal norms from a broad perspective. This book complements
previous scholarship on Chinese women and gender by expanding our
investigative lens beyond Han patriarchy and providing images of
the multiethnic landscape of China. By identifying the Han as an
ethnically marked category and by bringing to the forefront the
diverse gender systems of ethnic minorities, this book encourages
an increasing awareness of, and sensitivity to the cross-cultural
diversity of gendered China both in academia and beyond.
China's patrilineal and patriarchal tradition has encouraged a
long-standing preference for male heirs within families. Coupled
with China's birth-planning policy, this has led to a severe gender
imbalance. But a counterpattern is emerging in rural China where a
noticeable proportion of young couples have willingly accepted
having a single daughter. They are doing so even as birth-planning
policies are being relaxed and having a second child, and the
opportunity of having a son, is a new possibility. Choosing
Daughters explores this critical, yet largely overlooked,
reproductive pattern emerging in China's demographic landscape.
Lihong Shi delves into the social, economic, and cultural forces
behind the complex decision-making process of these couples to
unravel their life goals and childrearing aspirations, the changing
family dynamics and gender relations, and the intimate
parent–daughter ties that have engendered this drastic
transformation of reproductive choice. She reveals a leading-edge
social force that fosters China's recent fertility decline, namely
pursuit of a modern family and successful childrearing achieved
through having a small family. Through this discussion, Shi refutes
the conventional understanding of a universal preference for sons
and discrimination against daughters in China and counters claims
of continuing resistance against China's population control
program.
China's patrilineal and patriarchal tradition has encouraged a
long-standing preference for male heirs within families. Coupled
with China's birth-planning policy, this has led to a severe gender
imbalance. But a counterpattern is emerging in rural China where a
noticeable proportion of young couples have willingly accepted
having a single daughter. They are doing so even as birth-planning
policies are being relaxed and having a second child, and the
opportunity of having a son, is a new possibility. Choosing
Daughters explores this critical, yet largely overlooked,
reproductive pattern emerging in China's demographic landscape.
Lihong Shi delves into the social, economic, and cultural forces
behind the complex decision-making process of these couples to
unravel their life goals and childrearing aspirations, the changing
family dynamics and gender relations, and the intimate
parent-daughter ties that have engendered this drastic
transformation of reproductive choice. She reveals a leading-edge
social force that fosters China's recent fertility decline, namely
pursuit of a modern family and successful childrearing achieved
through having a small family. Through this discussion, Shi refutes
the conventional understanding of a universal preference for sons
and discrimination against daughters in China and counters claims
of continuing resistance against China's population control
program.
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