Aspirations of Young Adults in Urban Asia

Values, Family, and Identity

Désirée Remmert editor Mariske Westendorp editor Kenneth Finis editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Berghahn Books

Published:6th Oct '20

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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.

“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

ISBN: 9781789208955

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222 pages