Abstract
This chapter focus on what is deemed the ‘right’ context for childbirth. I examine social perceptions of responsible motherhood, which remains strictly naturalised within heterosexual marriage. I explore my participants’ meaning making around childbearing and reveal the tensions that women face in order to fulfil the social and medical norms around reproduction within an intensified timeframe. In particular, I discuss the role that family members play in safeguarding the norm and its political implications in contemporary China.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Embodying Middle Class Gender Aspirations |
| Subtitle of host publication | Perspectives from China’s Privileged Young Women |
| Place of Publication | Singapore |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 109–154 |
| Number of pages | 46 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789811611391 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789811611384, 9789811611414 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Apr 2021 |
Publication series
| Name | Gender, Sexualities and Culture in Asia |
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| ISSN (Print) | 2662-7884 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2662-7892 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- Demography
- Gender Studies
- Religious studies