published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Nursing Studies / Master / Master of Nursing in Advanced Practice

published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Nursing Studies / Master / Master of Nursing in Advanced Practice

published_or_final_version / Nursing Studies / Master / Master of Nursing in Advanced Practice

(Uncorrected OCR) Abstract of thesis entitled Beauty Myth in Hong Kong submitted by Lai Hoi Van for the degree of Master of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in February 2000 After the first and second waves of feminism, women in Western societies have the right to vote and work in public. However, in late capitalism, many scholars proclaim images of female beauty are used as a new political weapon against women's advancement. This weapon is the beauty myth. The general popularity of feminine culture of beauty and the abundance of related beauty consumption can be observed in Hong Kong. In order to find out how the beauty myth is operating in Hong Kong and whether women are the victims being hindered from social advancement because of the beauty myth, the case of Hong Kong is investigated. There are two parts of the research. The first part makes use of secondary and primary data on the positions of women in Hong Kong to construct the dominant standard of beauty. It is found that the positions of women in Hong Kong are not as advanced as women in Western developed countries in terms of work, education and family. In addition, the existence of a dominant standard of beauty can also be found in Hong Kong from analysis of beauty parlors, magazines and beauty guidebook contents. The second part of the research is an ethnography of 13 respondents who are supposed to be the victims of the beauty myth. It is discovered that they generally accept the dominant standard of beauty but negotiations and personal politics are detected in their daily encounters with the myth. They are not "cultural dopes" but express certain degrees of agency. They actively make choices under the circumstances not of their own making. In their beauty practices, they find the specific women's community and knowledge, in which pleasure is intertwined. Combining the macroscopic and the microscopic parts of research, women's pursuits of beauty should not be narrowed down to a totalitarian statement. For the advancement of women in Hong Kong, the present forms of beauty need not be abandoned. More perspectives and options in terms of beauty and other aspects of life such as work and education, have to be provided for women, as well as for men. The positions of women in education, work and family can only be advanced with the general political awareness of women and the struggle to change the structure. To advance the structure, the present ideologies of femininity and masculinity based on dualism have to be changed. Education, mass media and the present feminine communities of beauty can be viewed as the sites promoting a new political awareness. / abstract / toc / Sociology / Master / Master of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Social Work and Social Administration / Master / Master of Philosophy

by Wong Chi Kan. / Thesis submitted in 1999. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 307-314). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter I --- Introduction --- p.1-7 / Chapter 1.1 --- Reasons for the research / Chapter 1.2 --- Research design / Chapter 1.3 --- Definitions / Chapter 1.4 --- Setting up for the research / Chapter 1.5 --- The objectives and scope of the study / Chapter 1.6 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.8-29 / Chapter 2.1 --- The feminist thoughts / Chapter 2.2 --- Self perceptions of women in general / Chapter 2.3 --- Discriminations against women in Hong Kong context / Chapter 2.4 --- From depression to empowerment / Chapter 2.5 --- Studies on self-help group for the unmotivated powerless people / Chapter 2.6 --- Chapter Summary / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Conceptual framework of self-help group for unmotivated powerless women --- p.30-45 / Chapter 3.1 --- Why community worker should concern those unmotivated powerless groups in the community / Chapter 3.2 --- Concepts of empowerment / Chapter 3.3 --- Why self help group for powerless people / Chapter 3.4 --- The concepts of self-help and self-help groups empowerment / Chapter 3.5 --- The concept of self-help group and empowerment / Chapter 3.6 --- The latent problems of women in Hong Kong / Chapter 3.7 --- Starting a self-help group / Chapter 3.8 --- The roles of social workers / Chapter 3.9 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Methodology --- p.46-68 / Chapter 4.1 --- Research concept / Chapter 4.2 --- Rationale for application of qualitative research method / Chapter 4.3 --- Concept of qualitative research / Chapter 4.4 --- The built-in limitations of this research / Chapter 4.5 --- Research design of this study / Chapter 4.6 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Preparations and Implementations --- p.69-100 / Chapter 5.1 --- Preparations / Chapter 5.2 --- Implementations / Chapter 5.3 --- The method of data collection / Chapter 5.4 --- The coding method / Chapter 5.5 --- The analysis framework / Chapter 5.6 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 6 --- The results of the study: The perceived empowerment effects of the self-help group on the unmotivated powerless women --- p.101-143 / Chapter 6.1 --- The first phase / Chapter 6.2 --- The second phase / Chapter 6.3 --- The third phase / Chapter 6.4 --- Testing the reliability: the common empowerment outcomes of the self-empowerment effects occurred in individual interviews and group meetings / Chapter 6.5 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 7 --- The perceived empowerment effects of individual members in the self-help process --- p.144-256 / Chapter 7.1 --- Member A / Chapter 7.2 --- Member B / Chapter 7.3 --- Member C / Chapter 7.4 --- Member D / Chapter 7.5 --- Member E / Chapter 7.6 --- Member F / Chapter 7.7 --- Member G / Chapter 7.8 --- Member H / Chapter 7.9 --- Member I / Chapter 7.10 --- Member J / Chapter 7.11 --- Member K / Chapter 7.12 --- Member L / Chapter 7.13 --- The explanations that generated from the results on the occurrence of difference in the development of different individuals in the same process / Chapter Chapter 8 --- The results of the study: under what conditions and how the process of the self-help group empowered the unmotivated powerless women --- p.257-276 / Chapter 8.1 --- The possible relationship between the self-help activities and the empowerment outcomes of the self- help group / Chapter 8.2 --- The possible relationship between the role of social work interventions and the empowerment outcome of the self-help group / Chapter 8.3 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 9 --- Discussions and Implications --- p.277-301 / Chapter 9.1 --- Discussions on the research findings / Chapter 9.2 --- Implications to community work / Chapter 9.3 --- Implications to social work / Chapter 9.4 --- Implications in working with women / Chapter 9.5 --- Implications in working with self-help group / Chapter 9.6 --- A proposed self-help group model for the unmotivated groups in the community / Chapter 9.7 --- Limitations of this study / Chapter 9.8 --- Chapter summary / Chapter Chapter 10 --- Conclusions --- p.302-306 / Reference List --- p.307-314

Mohinani, Nimishaa. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 33-42). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 / work-family conflict --- p.1 / Social support and work-family conflict --- p.2 / Outcome variables --- p.4 / Child status --- p.7 / Cultural component --- p.7 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Method --- p.13 / Participants --- p.13 / Measures --- p.13 / Data analysis --- p.15 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Results --- p.17 / WFC and outcome variables --- p.17 / Moderating impact of culture --- p.17 / "Ethnicity, child status and levels social support" --- p.24 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Discussion --- p.27 / References --- p.33 / Footnotes --- p.43

Hui Pui Lam Joe. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 121-128). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Buried in the footnotes-Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- The importance of museums --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- What are museums? --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Museums in Hong Kong --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Definitions of Museums --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3 --- Research Questions --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4 --- Research Texts: --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Background information of the ´بHong Kong Museum of History' --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Background information of the ´بThe Hong Kong Story´ة --- p.11 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Background information of the ´بTai O Cultural --- p.12 / Chapter 1.5 --- Methods of study --- p.13 / Chapter 1.6 --- Chapter outline --- p.15 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- The theoretical and critical framework / Chapter 2.1 --- ´بModernist museums´ة as gendered institutions --- p.18 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- The dominant form of museum in the MH --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2 --- Literature on gender representation in art galleries and history museums --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- In the context of art galleries --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- The pragmatic approach --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- The quantitative approach --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3 --- "Gaby Porter and other museologists, works" --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Gender dualism --- p.27 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Object-centered approach --- p.31 / Chapter 2.3.2.1 --- The concept of ´بemotion material´ة --- p.35 / Chapter 2.3.2.2 --- Methods to regenerate the representation of women in history museum --- p.37 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Classification system --- p.39 / Chapter 2.4 --- New museology movement --- p.40 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Post-museum --- p.40 / Chapter 2.4.1.1 --- The characteristics of post-museum --- p.42 / Chapter 2.4.1.2 --- How does post-museum relate to gender? --- p.44 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Ecomuseum --- p.45 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Case study of the Hong Kong Story- Gender dualism and object-centered approach in exhibition / Chapter 3.1 --- General description of the Hong Kong Story (HKS) --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2 --- Displays in lower and upper floors --- p.48 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Lower floor: Folk Culture in Hong Kong --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Upper floor: Birth and Early Growth of the City and Modern Metropolis and the Return to China --- p.51 / Chapter 3.3 --- Gender dualism in Exhibition --- p.53 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Male-defined experiences of work and daily life --- p.59 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Marginalization of work in domestic area --- p.63 / Chapter 3.4 --- Object-centered approach taken by curators --- p.65 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Lower floor- The representation of wedding ceremony --- p.68 / Chapter 3.4.1.1 --- Reasons behind the under-representation of women experiences in traditional wedding ceremonies --- p.69 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Upper floor- The under-representation of women experiences --- p.72 / Chapter 3.5 --- Methods to exhibit the non-material formed history and emotion material --- p.75 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Out of the box: Case Study of the Tai O Cultural Workshop / Chapter 4.1 --- Orientation of the Workshop and the role of Ms. Wong in the Workshop --- p.81 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- The Position of Ms. Wong in the Workshop --- p.82 / Chapter 4.2 --- Description of displays --- p.83 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- The interpretation of objects --- p.86 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- The importance of Ms. Wong as a guide --- p.88 / Chapter 4.3 --- A critical analysis of exhibition --- p.89 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- The role of guide in the Workshop --- p.90 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- The naming issue --- p.92 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- The ways of object interpretation --- p.95 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Objects as emotion material --- p.96 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- The position of Ms. Wong as a curator --- p.101 / Chapter 4.3.6 --- The orientation of the Workshop- Tai O as a unique and lively community --- p.104 / Chapter 4.4 --- Reasons for the success of the Workshop --- p.108 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusion / Chapter 5.1 --- Comparison between the MH and the Workshop --- p.110 / Chapter 5.2 --- Limitation of the Workshop --- p.114 / Chapter 5.3 --- The positive role of laymen to change curatorial practices --- p.115 / Chapter 5.4 --- In what ways can HKS learn from the Workshop? --- p.117 / Bibliography --- p.121 / Appendix / Appendix: Pictures of the Hong Kong Story (Chapter 3) and the Tai O Cultural Workshop (Chapter4) --- p.130

published_or_final_version / Comparative Asian Studies / Master / Master of Arts

published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Work