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Love, lies, and loss: young women's experiences of abortion in China.

Wang, Yajun. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-128). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Why Unmarried Women? / Location: Guangzhou / Literature Review / Methodology / Structure of the Thesis / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Love: Abortion and Romantic Relationships --- p.28 / Varied Experiences of Abortion / "Stupid, Stupider, Stupidest" / A Happy Ending / Conclusion: Why Are Men Central to the Abortion Experience? / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Lies: Concealing about One´ةs Abortion Experience --- p.44 / What Is A Lie? / Lying to the Family / Lying to Men / Conclusion: Resistance and Accommodation in Lying / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Loss: Bodily Experiences and Verbal Strategies --- p.61 / Perceptions towards Fetus Life / Verbal Strategies / The Lessons Women Learn / Conclusion: Negotiation with the Meaning of Abortion / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Peasant Workers' Version of the Story --- p.95 / "Location: Houjie, Dongguan" / Informants / Peasant Workers and Love Adventures / Peasant Workers and Birth Planning Policy / Peasant Workers and Arranged Marriage / Conclusion: Not A Different Story / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.114 / The Ideal Life for Women / "Defiant Love, Obedient Abortion" / The Value of this Study / Appendix --- p.122 / Bibliography --- p.124

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326333
Date January 2008
ContributorsWang, Yajun., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Gender Studies.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, vi, 128 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, China
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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