1st Edition

Sexuality in a Changing China Young Women, Sex and Intimate Relations in the Reform Period

By Nicole Zarafonetis Copyright 2017
180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

180 Pages
by Routledge

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Zarafonetis, Nicole, author. Title: Sexuality in a changing China : young women, sex and intimate relations in the reform period / Nicole Zarafonetis. Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2017. | Series: Routledge research on gender in Asia series | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017001825| ISBN... Read more

Preface

1. Introduction: Making Sense of Modernity in China

2. "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics": Women and Economic Reform

3. "At fifteen, we know nothing!": Approaches and Attitudes to Sex Education and Sexuality

4. "All they want is a sexy ayi": Dating and Intimate Relationships

5. "It’s like an unspoken rule": Exploring the Continuing Expectation of Marriage

6. Conclusion

Appendix – Summary of Participant Information

Glossary of Key Terms and Phrases

Biography

Nicole Zarafonetis holds a PhD in Women’s Studies from the University of York. Currently an independent consultant; her research interests include international women’s issues with a focus on East Asia.