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Article: (Other) feminisms--(other) values.
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- Hecate
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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The notion of the family, like the notion of feminism is supposed to transcend geography and culture. However, each individual or cultural interpretation of the 'family' and of 'feminism' is firmly grounded in a specific geography, history and culture. My linking of family and feminism is deliberate because the disintegration of 'the family' as we know it is often attributed to the rise of feminism. The subjects of my paper--young women and men in Hong Kong and in the US--attribute their anxiety about family-life and family values to feminism. Older women, however perceive the family quite differently. The terms 'Asian values', 'American values' and 'family values' have ...
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