Overview

Comparing first-person ethnographic accounts of young people living, working, and creating relationships in cities across Asia, this volume explores their contemporary lives, pressures, ideals, and aspirations. Delving into topical issues such as education, social inequality, family pressures, changing values, precarious employment, and political discontent, the book explores how young people are pushing boundaries and imagining their future. In this way, they explore and create the identities of their local and global surroundings.

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Author:   Mariske Westendorp ,  Désirée Remmert ,  Kenneth Finis
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781805391470

ISBN 10:   180539147
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   05 January 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction: A Theoretical Framework for Exploring Aspirations of Youth in Urban Asia Mariske Westendorp, Désirée Remmert and Kenneth Finis Chapter 1. Female Filiality Reconfigured: Integrating Parental Expectations and Personal Aspirations in Beijing and Taipei Désirée Remmert Chapter 2. A Journey from Taipei to Shanghai: The Impact of Migration Experience on Taiwanese Young Adults’ Aspirations and Identities in an Asian Global City Chia-Yuan Huang Chapter 3. Aspiring to the Good Life: South Korea's Spec-generation Carolin Landgraf Chapter 4. Navigating Towards a ‘Good Future’: Significance of Appearance in the Aspirations of Dhaka Middle-class Girls Suborna Camellia Chapter 5. Searching for a Fulfilling Life: Temporary Migration to Dublin amongst Young Japanese Women    Ayako Suzuki Chapter 6. The Imaginations of Talking Back: Exploring Identities among the Indian Youth in Urban, Middle-class Malaysia Sally Anne Param Chapter 7. Law Students, Aspirations and Accomplishments in Colombo, Sri Lanka Morten Koch Andersen Chapter 8. Cosmopolitan Coffee Aspirations in Contemporary Vietnam Sarah G. Grant Chapter 9. Transcending Aspirations: Buddhism and the Quest for Belonging in Urban Hong Kong Mariske Westendorp Conclusion: The Future of Urban Asia Mariske Westendorp Index

Reviews

“This collection of essays presents anthropologists' ethnographic research on young adults' aspirations primarily in East and Southeast Asia. The editors helpfully contextualize these studies within the broader realm of aspirations research…This work will be of greatest interest to students and scholars of anthropology and aspirations research, and to a secondary audience among those working in Asian studies.” • Choice “The ethnographic chapters of this book, exploring the aspirations of young adults in various Asian societies, are generally quite perceptive and well-written—this book is fun to read”. • Gordon Mathews, Chinese University of Hong Kong “This volume is rich in valuable ethnographic evidence. Each author introduces a valid research perspective that opens meaningful themes of inquiry”. • Gil Hizi, University of Sydney

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Mariske Westendorp is an anthropologist and religious studies scholar having lectured in the past at institutions such as the University of Nijmegen and the University of Utrecht. She is currently a postdoc at the University of Groningen in a research project on death and diversity.

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