Factory Women in Taiwan

Lydia Kung

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Factory Women in Taiwan

Lydia Kung

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1994

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Examines the work experience and effects of wage earning on the women of Taiwan and also looks at their changing position in the home.

Topics

Business and Economics Business Management Human Resources, Labor Practice, Job and Career

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

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May 6, 2019

eBook ISBN:

9780231882033

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232

https://doi.org/10.7312/kung91096

eBook ISBN: 9780231882033

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