The Lonely Generation

Ting Wang

doi:10.5771/9781793610713

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Copyright year: 2025
ISBN-Print: 978-1-7936-1070-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-7936-1071-3
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 230
Product type: Book Titles

1. Dedication No access
2. Contents No access
3. List of Tables No access
4. List of Figures No access
5. Acknowledgments No access
1. Generational Shifts and Gender Dynamics through One-child Policy No access
2. Research Data and Analysis Methods No access
3. Jun’s Story (Age 33): “Part of Me Is Dead” No access
4. The Singular Generation beyond Only Children No access
5. The Lonely Generation or Generations? No access
6. Structure of the Book No access
7. Notes No access
1. The Global Context of Post-War Population Dynamics No access
2. 1. Exploring the Historical Roots of China’s Population Growth No access
  2. Malthusianism and Population Growth in China No access
3. 1. The Initial Pro-natalist Era No access
  2. Birth-Planning Campaigns Preceding the Formal Policy No access
  3. The Inception of the One-child Policy No access
  4. The Continuation of the One-child Policy No access
  5. The Finale of the One-child Policy No access
4. Notes No access
1. 1. Smaller Family Size No access
  2. Offspring Sex Selection and Household Gender Structure No access
2. 1. The Traditional Role of Women in Chinese Families No access
  2. Revolutionizing Ideologies: From Confucianism to Communism No access
  3. Women’s Partial Empowerment in the Era of Economic Reform No access
3. 1. Shifting Tides in Gender Portrayal: From De-gendering to Gendered Propaganda No access
  2. 1. Gender Empowerment in the Original Family No access
    2. Gender Disempowerment in the Original Family No access
4. Takeaways from This Chapter No access
5. Notes No access
1. A Historical Leap: From Marginalization to Educational Prowess No access
2. 1. Pre-one-child Generation: Equal Access to Basic Education; Male Bias in Higher Levels No access
  2. The Cultural Revolution (1966–1976): A Tumultuous Decade that Redefined Education No access
  3. Education in the Wake of the Cultural Revolution: Disruptions and Continuities No access
3. 1. Unfilled Dreams Passed Down No access
  2. Heightened Academic Aspirations: The Competitive Drive Across Genders No access
  3. Influence Beyond Sibling Status: The Role of Peer Dynamics in the One-Child Era No access
  4. Level Ground in Educational Achievements and Economic Ambitions No access
4. Takeaways from This Chapter No access
5. Notes No access
1. Numerical Equalization in the Socialist Era No access
2. Widening Gender Gaps: The Unintended Consequences of China’s Market-Oriented Reforms No access
3. 1. Gender Inequality in Hiring Practices: Navigating Employment Barriers No access
  2. Maternal Penalty: The Unbreakable Glass Ceiling in Career Advancement No access
  3. Women’s Catch-22 No access
4. Working Mothers in Earlier Times No access
5. The Squandered Potential of Women No access
6. Takeaways From This Chapter No access
7. Notes No access
1. “Leftover” While Scarce: Regressive Gender Ideology No access
2. 1. Unshakable Division of Household Responsibilities No access
  2. 1. Prolonged Breastfeeding No access
    2. Heightened Demands in Childcare and Tutoring No access
  3. Widowed Parenting and the Tug-of-War with Women’s Personal Aspirations No access
  4. A Vicious Cycle Leading to the Domestic Trap No access
3. The Realization of Gender and Its Structural Constraints No access
4. Birth: From a Right to an Onus for Chinese Women No access
5. Takeaways from This Chapter No access
6. Notes No access
1. Mismatched Liberation and Women’s Defiance No access
2. Forces to Bend the Structure No access
3. Notes No access
Bibliography No access Pages 209 - 222
Index No access Pages 223 - 228
About the Author No access Pages 229 - 230