Exploring how people negotiate and reconcile, construct and re-construct their distinctive gender and ethnic identities in a cross-cultural context, Hu examines what happens when two distinct cultures meet at the intimate interface of marriage and family. Chinese-British Intermarriage reveals how gender and ethnic identities intersect in distinctive ways in shaping the lived experiences of intermarried couples. Through the kaleidoscope of first-generation Chinese-British inter-ethnic families in the UK, the book brings together family, gender, migration and ethnic studies, reflecting on ongoing social processes such as individualisation and globalisation.

Explores the everyday lives of intermarriage between British and Chinese nationalities for the first time Includes original interviews with families Considers themes of globalization and immigration, with a unique focus on inter-ethnicism

Autorentext

Yang Hu is a Senior Researcher in Sociology at the University of Essex, UK. His research areas include family and gender, ethnicity and migration, as well as contemporary Chinese societies.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Happy Families Alike?.- 3. Disentangling Gender and Ethnicity in Ethnic Intermarriage.- 4. 'The Chinese Virtue' and 'The Good Old Days'.- 5. The Anatomy of the 'Superwoman'.- 6. The Road Less Travelled: Negotiating Change.- 7. A World Inverted.- 8. Conclusion: Gender and Ethnicity Disentangled.