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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300598803321

Autore

Lim Hyun-Joo

Titolo

East Asian Mothers in Britain : An Intersectional Exploration of Motherhood and Employment / / by Hyun-Joo Lim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-75635-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life, , 2731-6459

Disciplina

305.48412

Soggetti

Sex

Culture - Study and teaching

Sociology

Social groups

Race

Gender Studies

Cultural Studies

Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging

Race and Ethnicity Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. The question of identity for East Asian migrant women -- 3. Intersectionality and storytelling in the context of East Asian mothers -- 4. Narratives of home-stay mothers: the ideology of intensive motherhood -- 5. Narratives of employed mothers: the Legacy of the Chinese Work Ethic -- 6. Gender relations at home -- 7. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

How do Chinese, Japanese and Korean mothers in Britain make sense of their motherhood and employment? What are the intersecting factors that shape these women’s identities, experiences and stories? Contributing further to the continuing discourse and development of intersectionality, this book examines East Asian migrant women’s stories of motherhood, employment and gender relations by deploying interlocking categories that go beyond the meta axes of race, gender and class, including factors such as husbands’ ethnicities and the



locality of their settlement. Through this, Lim argues for more detailed and context specific analytical categories of intersectionality, enabling a more nuanced understanding of migrant women’s stories and identities. East Asian Mothers in Britain will appeal to students and scholars across a range of disciplines and with an interest in identity, gender, ethnicity, class, migration and intersectionality.