10. Dating and Marriage

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. List of Tables VII
4. Acknowledgments IX
5. Foreword to the Morningside Edition XI
6. References XIX
7. Introduction XXI
8. 1. Measuring Improvement in Female Status 1
9. 2. Women and the Family in Traditional China 7
10. 3. Women and Work in Traditional China 17
11. 4. Industry and Labor in Taiwan: An Overview 37
12. 5. The Decision to Work: Where and Why 51
13. 6. Residence of Factory Women 69
14. 7. Adjusting to the Factory Environment 77
15. 8. Relations in the Workplace 89
16. 9. Control of Income and Women’s Position in the Family 113
17. 10. Dating and Marriage 127
18. 11. Factory Employment After Marriage 143
19. 12. Self-Perceptions: “A Frog in a Well” 153
20. 13. Worker Consciousness 171
21. 14. Wage-Earning, Family Structure, and Women 181
22. 15. Women in the Larger Context 191
23. 16. Studying Social Change 199
24. Notes 205
25. Bibliography 221
26. Index 229