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

    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 9781138240148 (hardback) | ISBN
    9781315293936 (ebook)
    Subjects: LCSH: Sex--China. | Sex instruction--China. | Sex role--China. |
    Dating (Social customs)--China. | Marriage--China. | Women--China--Social
    conditions.
    Classification: LCC HQ18.C6 Z37 2017 | DDC 306.70951--dc23
    LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017001825

    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.