Shifting Traditions of Childrearing in China: Narratives from Three Generations of Women

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Xin Guo

Shifting Traditions of Childrearing in China

Narratives from Three Generations of Women

Xin Guo

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Routledge
25 September 2023

Research methods: general; Gender studies, gender groups; Sociology: family & relationships; Pre-school & kindergarten

Series: China Perspectives

Unique in its intergenerational approach to understanding motherhood in China, this book sets out to study Chinese mothers’ experiences of childrearing, emphasising that gender is not immutable and that motherhood is not isolated from other social domains.

The author adopts an historical and sociological design with a case study approach to investigate three living generations of women from 12 families of varied social-economic backgrounds in China. By comparing three aspects of these mothers’ lives – namely the growing-up experiences, mothering experiences and intergenerational transmission between mothers and daughters – this research provides an invaluable opportunity to ‘observe’ how changing structural elements shaped mothers’ varied subjectivities similarly or differently. It also addresses the continuities of the women’s experiences, highlighting the gendered and devalued roles in childcare that existed across three generations, reflecting the complex dynamic relationship between women’s agency and China’s social structures.

This is an essential read for researchers, students, professionals and practitioners in the fields of sociology of families, childhood and education, gender studies, motherhood/parenthood studies, narrative studies, social policy and development studies.

By: Xin Guo
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032022963
ISBN 10: 1032022965
Series: China Perspectives
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 25 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. The Conceptualisation of Mothering 3. Sociological Imagination and Psychological Sensitivities: Research Methods Matter 4. Growing-up as a Girl: Experiences across Three Generations 5. From ‘Liberated Woman’, ‘Virtuous Wife and Good Mother’ to Full-time Mother 6. Intergenerational Transmissions across Three Generations of Women 7. Discussion and Conclusion

Xin Guo currently works as the Division Head of the Lower and Middle School of Whittle School and Studios, Shenzhen. Her research interests include sociology of family, sociology of education, parenting/childcare, gender, qualitative methodology, education evaluation, education equity and leadership and management.