Lihong Shi: 2 books

Book cover of Choosing Daughters

Choosing Daughters

Family Change in Rural China

by Lihong Shi
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017

China's patrilineal and patriarchal tradition has encouraged a long-standing preference for male heirs within families. Coupled with China's birth-planning policy, this has led to a severe gender imbalance. But a counterpattern is emerging in rural China where a noticeable proportion of young couples...
Book cover of Women and Gender in Contemporary Chinese Societies
by Rubie Watson, Monica Cable, Hillary K. Crane
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2013

Recent attention to historical, geographic, and class differences in the studies of women and gender in China has expanded our understanding of the diversity and complexity of gendered China. Nevertheless, the ethnic dimension of this subject matter remains largely overlooked, particularly concerning...
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