State, rural women, and domestication in Korea: the aspiring middle class
"This book explores the dynamic interactions between the state and society during the industrialization of South Korea in the 1960s and 1970s, focusing on rural women as a marginalized social group. By illuminating rural women's interactions with the state and their aspirations for enterin...
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| Language: | English |
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London New York, NY
Routledge
2025
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| Series: | Routledge advances in Korean studies
59 |
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Routledge advances in Korean studies (59)
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| Online Access: | Verlag, Cover: https://www.dietmardreier.de/annot/426F6F6B446174617C7C393738303336373632373139357C7C434F50.jpg?sq=3
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| Author Notes: | Jaok Kwon |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Modernization, the State, and Rural Women 1. Rural Development in the 1960s and 1970s in South Korea 2. (Re)defining Work: Rural Women in Productive and Domestic Labor 3. Family Planning, Nation Building, and Rural Motherhood 4. Rural Women as Saving Agents: The Morals of Frugality, Thriftiness, and Saving 5. State-led Rural Womens Organizations and the Making of Rural "Housewives" 6. Gendered Social Mobility Strategies and Limited Negotiation Conclusion: Gender, Class, and State-Society Relations