{"product_id":"transforming-patriarchy-9780295999821","title":"Transforming Patriarchy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach successive wave of revolution to hit modern Chinapolitical, cultural, and economichas radically reshaped Chinese society. Whereas patriarchy defined the familial social structure for thousands of years, changing realities in the last hundred years have altered and even reversed long-held expectations. \u003ci\u003eTransforming Patriarchy\u003c\/i\u003e explores the private and public dimensions of these changes in present-day China. Patriarchy is not dead, but it is no longer the default arrangement for Chinese families: Daughters-in-law openly berate their fathers-in-law. Companies sell filial-piety insurance. Many couples live together before marriage, and in some parts of rural China, almost all brides are pregnant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on a multitude of sources and perspectives, this volume turns to the intimate territory of the family to challenge prevailing scholarly assumptions about gender and generational hierarchies in Chinese society. Case studies examine factors such as social class, geogra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The anthropological perspective on Chinese family life adopted by the contributors to this volume reveals a great deal of interesting variation—across the urban-rural divide; according to region, class, and sexual orientation; and even just by personality and circumstance.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Andrew J. Nathan * Foreign Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Provides a multifaceted and knowledgeable picture of present day families in the People’s Republic of China. . . . The book contributes to a deeper understanding of the ongoing transformation in China with changes of social norms, social relations and familial behavior modifying the traditional concept of patriarchy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Jutta Hebel * New Books Asia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Taken together these papers succeed laudably in conveying the nexus of intersecting issues that complicate the contemporary scene in China with respect to gender and generational hierarchies and exchanges, filial piety, changing economic circumstances, the demands of familial duty, and so forth. In sum, the volume contributes importantly to understanding social circumstances in contemporary China.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- P. Steven Sangren * China Review International *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote on Transcription\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction \/ Stevan Harrell and Gonçalo Santos\u003cbr\u003e Part One | Rural Reconfigurations \u003cbr\u003e 1. Dutiful Help: Masking Rural Women’s Economic Contributions \/ Melissa J. Brown 000\u003cbr\u003e 2. From Care Providers to Financial Burdens: The Changing Role of Sons and Reproductive Choice in Rural Northeast China \/ Lihong Shi\u003cbr\u003e 3. Higher Education, Gender, and Elder Support in Rural Northwest China \/ Helena Obendiek\u003cbr\u003e 4. Multiple Mothering and Labor Migration in Rural South China \/ Gonçalo Santos\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two | Class, Gender, and Patriarchy in Urban Society\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5. Urbanization and the Transformation of Kinship Practice in Shandong \/ Andrew B. Kipnis\u003cbr\u003e 6. Being the Right Woman for “Mr. Right”: Marriage and Household Politics in Present-Day Nanjing \/ Roberta Zavoretti\u003cbr\u003e 7. Emergent Conjugal Love, Mutual Affection, and Female Marital Power \/ William Jankowiak and Xuan Li\u003cbr\u003e 8. Under Pressure: Lesbian-Gay Contract Marriages and Their Patriarchal Bargains \/ Elisabeth L. Engebretsen\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9. Patriarchal Investments: Expectations of Male Authority and Support in a Poor Beijing Neighborhood \/ Harriet Evans\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Three | New Technologies, New Institutions \u003cbr\u003e 10. Taking Patriarchy Out of Postpartum Recovery? \/ Suzanne Gottschang\u003cbr\u003e 11. Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Sperm Donation, and Biological Kinship: A Recent Chinese Media Debate \/ Kerstin Klein\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 12. Recalibrating Filial Piety: Realigning the State, Family, and Market Interests in China \/ Hong Zhang\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524702904663,"sku":"9780295999821","price":33.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780295999821.jpg?v=1731857812","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/transforming-patriarchy-9780295999821","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}