Premarital Abortion in China
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Premarital Abortion in China

Intimacy, Family and Reproduction

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Premarital Abortion in China

Intimacy, Family and Reproduction

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Drawing on participant observations, in-depth interviews, and content analysis of online materials, Lai investigates the role of individual choice, relationships, and institutions in unmarried Chinese women's decisions to terminate their pregnancies.

Where many previous studies have focused on abortion in China as a state-mandated procedure to enforce the one-child policy, Lai looks at a new era, where abortion is primarily based on individuals' decisions. While young women in China enjoy greater freedom to pursue their personal, sexual, and reproductive aspirations, their autonomy remains constrained by structural inequalities of gender, class, and migration status, which are reproduced through the intersection of state policies, market forces, and patriarchal family culture. In this book, Lai recounts the stories and presents the voices of unmarried young adult women, and documents the impact of sweeping socioeconomic transformation on their reproductive experiences in contemporary China amidst the ending of the one-child policy.

Essential reading for scholars of Chinese society and of family and gender studies globally.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2022
ISBN
9781000785340
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Sociology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. List of figures
  8. List of tables
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. 1 Introduction
  11. 2 Premarital Abortion and Reproductive Politics in China
  12. 3 The “Complete Life” in Reality: The Decision-Making of Premarital Abortion
  13. 4 The Intimate Trial: Couple Interaction during Premarital Abortion
  14. 5 The Bonded Daughter: Intergenerational Dynamics and Premarital Abortion
  15. 6 Articulating Abortion: Women’s Post-Abortion Experiences
  16. 7 Humanized Care in Practice: Abortion Provisions in China
  17. 8 Premarital Abortion and Reproductive Justice in China: Now and the Future
  18. Appendix
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index