This paper uses ＂life course＂ perspective to compare three kinds of Chinese women： 1950s, 1970s, and 1990s. The 1950s have experienced several major historical events, such as： Cultural Revolution, the movement of...This paper uses ＂life course＂ perspective to compare three kinds of Chinese women： 1950s, 1970s, and 1990s. The 1950s have experienced several major historical events, such as： Cultural Revolution, the movement of educated youth to go and work in the countryside or mountain areas, the resumption of the entrance examination system for higher education, and one-child policy. These life events not only affected 1950s＇ understanding of sex and intimacy, hut also affected their children＇s attitudes towards intimacy. The 1970s have experienced the Reform and Opening event, they began to read the Qiong Yao romance novel and foreign romance. The 1990s have experienced the impact of Chinese market economy, and they had their attitudes about love. During their different but related life course, this paper want to depict how the ideology of ＂romantic love＂ has been constructed by politics, and how this ideology affects women in different age understanding of intimacy.展开更多
If you watch American television or movies,youwill probably agree that the most popular subjectof these forms of entertainment is love.Romanticlove always finds an audience in the UnitedStates.Falling in love,solving ...If you watch American television or movies,youwill probably agree that the most popular subjectof these forms of entertainment is love.Romanticlove always finds an audience in the UnitedStates.Falling in love,solving the problems oflove,and achieving the happy ending—the bigwedding-are subjects of interest to the adult展开更多
If you watch American television or movies, you will probably agree that the most popular subject of these forms of entertainment is love. Romantic love always finds an audience in the United States. Falling in love, ...If you watch American television or movies, you will probably agree that the most popular subject of these forms of entertainment is love. Romantic love always finds an audience in the United States. Falling in love, solving the problems of love, and achieving the happy ending—the big wedding—are subjects of interest to the adult展开更多
文摘This paper uses ＂life course＂ perspective to compare three kinds of Chinese women： 1950s, 1970s, and 1990s. The 1950s have experienced several major historical events, such as： Cultural Revolution, the movement of educated youth to go and work in the countryside or mountain areas, the resumption of the entrance examination system for higher education, and one-child policy. These life events not only affected 1950s＇ understanding of sex and intimacy, hut also affected their children＇s attitudes towards intimacy. The 1970s have experienced the Reform and Opening event, they began to read the Qiong Yao romance novel and foreign romance. The 1990s have experienced the impact of Chinese market economy, and they had their attitudes about love. During their different but related life course, this paper want to depict how the ideology of ＂romantic love＂ has been constructed by politics, and how this ideology affects women in different age understanding of intimacy.
文摘If you watch American television or movies,youwill probably agree that the most popular subjectof these forms of entertainment is love.Romanticlove always finds an audience in the UnitedStates.Falling in love,solving the problems oflove,and achieving the happy ending—the bigwedding-are subjects of interest to the adult
文摘If you watch American television or movies, you will probably agree that the most popular subject of these forms of entertainment is love. Romantic love always finds an audience in the United States. Falling in love, solving the problems of love, and achieving the happy ending—the big wedding—are subjects of interest to the adult
