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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"Chinese women"”.
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Living with Changing Health: Perimenopause among Chinese Women in Taiwan
… qualitative study was to generate theory about women's perimenopausal life experiences. Thirty-five Taiwanese women aged 40 to 59 who perceived themselves as perimenopausal and who were not using hormone therapy were interviewed. Data were generated from interviews which were conducted in …
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Being Chinese, Women and Mothers: Stories About Immigration and Children's Education
… is to explore the issues contained in Chinese families immigration stories, from the mothers' perspective in particular, as well as Chinese immigrant children's educational and cultural experiences in the United States. Taking into consideration the interaction of race, gender and …
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Coffee consumption increases risk of advanced breast cancer among Singapore Chinese women
… lifestyle) to the lower risk profile among Asian women compared with US women, conducting prospective studies on evaluating the association between coffee intake and breast cancer risk among this Asian population help us have opportunity to observe the breast cancer-coffee association if there is …
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The Talking of Objects: Migratory Experiences and Subjectivities of British Chinese Women in Contemporary Britain
The British Chinese have been one of the longest standing ethnic minorities in Britain, however, they have largely been “invisible” in the public and academic discourse. In light of this, the voices of British Chinese women have been lesser heard and while there is some research conducted on the …
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The Relationship of Dietary and Lifestyle Factors to Bone Mineral Density of Healthy Singaporean Chinese Women
… but none specifically investigated Singaporean Chinese women. The subjects in this study were 16 premenopausal, 8 perimenopausal and 13 postmenopausal women who participated in a larger study which began in 1986. Bone density was measured in 1986 and 1992. Dietary and lifestyle data were …
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Intimate Partner Violence Within the Global Context: Risk and Experiences Among Chinese Women and Latinx Immigrants
… underrepresented populations in IPV literature: Chinese women in Mainland China and Latinx immigrants in the US. Specifically, the aims of this dissertation are to (a) synthesize current evidence on risk and protective factors associated with IPV against Chinese women, (b) describe the effects of …
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Chinese women : active revolutionaries or passive followers? : a history of the All-China Women's Federation, 1949 to 1996
… study centers on the history of the All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) from 1949 to 1996. The ACWF was the first nation-wide women's organization in the People's Republic of China and has been the official leader of the Chinese women's movement. By reviewing the origins, ideology, structure …
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The experience of pain in the context of childbirth for Hong Kong Chinese women: a longitudinal cohort interview study
… order to understand the experience of Hong Kong Chinese women in terms of childbirth in general and childbirth pain in particular, and to learn the meanings attributed, a longitudinal qualitative descriptive study was conducted with the aim of exploring the experience and meaning of pain in the …
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The Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Chinese Migrant Women in Ireland: A Qualitative Exploration of Interviews Conducted with 12 Chinese Women Living in Ireland
… system with new people, norms, rules and values. Chinese women migrants, due to the special characteristics of Eastern culture, face great challenges when living in Western countries. This research presents an original qualitative study on the cross-cultural adaptation process of Chinese women …
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Challenging Intersectional Racism: A Women of Colour Feminist Account of Chinese Teachers in the Private ELT Industry
This Women of Colour feminist research illuminates Chinese women teachers’ experiences and understandings of how intersectional racism has produced and sustained a “chain of contempt” (*bishi lian* or 鄙视链) in China’s private English language teaching (ELT) industry. This research examines the lived …
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Images of Chinese women in Pearl S. Buck's novels : a study of characterization in East wind, west wind, Pavilion of woman, Peony, The good earth, and The mother
This study is an analysis of images of Chinese women in five of Pearl S. Buck's novels: East Wind: West Wind, The Good Earth, The Mother, Pavilion of Women, and Peony. Buck's female characters, with their different degrees of individuality and typicality, form a realistic picture of Chinese …
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Sojourner adjustment: the experience of wives of mainland Chinese graduate students
Thousands of Chinese women from the People's Republic of China (PRC, or commonly known as Mainland China) come to the united states hoping to be re-united with their husbands and to support them in finishing their education. They all face similar kinds of experiences on arrival. They mayor may not …
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Sinofemcentrism and its manifestations in art by Yu Hong, Cui Xiuwen, and Xiang Jing
… response to the relative absence of contemporary Chinese women artists and their art in art historical discourses and in the art world, this study investigates the marginalization and symbolic annihilation of contemporary women artists and their art and the research conundrum on this neglected …
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Contraceptive Use Across Cultures: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Contraceptive Use in Women Seeking Care at Sun Yat-sen University Hospital, China and Monduli District Hospital, Tanzania
… determine and compare contraceptive choices in women in China and Tanzania and to assess the factors associated with their contraceptive choice. STUDY DESIGN: A prospective cohort trial was performed at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China (06/2013 - 08/2013) and the Monduli District …
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Chinese women's perspectives on the transitional process of caring for spouses with dementia from home to institution
… describes the caregiving experience of elderly Chinese wives while caring for their spouses with dementia at home and in an institution. Conflict arises between health care workers and family caregivers because of a different perception about role expectations. A good understanding of how the …
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Blossom from a Crack in Stone: A Maslovian Study of Chinese Danmei Readers
… the emergence, transformation, and appeal of the Chinese danmei genre — female-authored male–male romantic fiction — as a significant form of gendered popular culture. Combining historical contextualisation, reader-response theory, and thematic narrative analysis, the study adopts Maslow’s …
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A life history study of young Chinese women's experiences under the influence of traditional culture and its contemporary evolution.
As Chinese society and culture have become more complex and diverse over time, this has impacted upon the roles and experiences of women. Women continue to face significant barriers while pursuing self-development and enhanced social status. In general, Chinese culture is for men, and there exists …
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Visualized gender and gendered visuality: Love, marriage, and labor in contemporary Chinese women’s visual culture
… as the leading apparatus for female empowerment. Chinese women have made tremendous progress under the leadership of the Communist Party, but at the same time faced unprecedented challenges in contemporary Chinese society where social welfare for women is increasingly marketized. How do Chinese …
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Life under shadow: Chinese immigrant women in nineteenth- century America
… creating unusual disadvantaged conditions for Chinese immigrant women. As a weak minority in an alien and often hostile environment and as a subordinate sex in a sexist society, Chinese women suffered from double oppression of racism and sexism. In addition, the Chinese cultural values of …
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