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Disability Identity and Marriage in Rural China

Disability Identity and Marriage in Rural China

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Research on Social Work, Social Policy and Social

General SociologyPoverty & Social Work

ISBN10: 1138106496
ISBN13: 9781138106499
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Nov 27 2017
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.40
Language: English

Based on data collected through in-depth fieldwork observation and interviews in Bai Township, this book examines how women with disabilities in rural Southwest China compensate for their disability identity through marriage. As the first book to theorize the married life of rural-based women with different types of disabilities, it provides a more holistic picture of their marital life by tracing the marriage process from mate selection to wedding ceremony, reproduction and role performance. It also generates a substantive theory grounded in the real experiences of women living with disabilities with Jing Yang arguing that these women are not passive victims in the marital process, but active agents who endeavour to minimize the risk of abuse and maximize security and satisfaction in their marriage.

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