POPLINE Document Number: 313781
Author(s):
Wang HZ
Source citation:
International Migration Review, 2007 Fall;41(3):706-727.
Abstract:
This paper explores how contradictory social structures influence power relations between "Vietnamese brides" and their Taiwanese family members. By analyzing two aspects of interaction between "Vietnamese brides" and their husbands' families, i.e. , how the families require them to integrate into Taiwanese society and what strategies they employ to escape from these constraints, we argue that contradictory social relations together with commodified marriage and liminality help them to develop strategies of escape into the "hidden space." The development of these strategies indicates one thing: hegemony is never fully achieved - it is always negotiated and contested. (author's)
Keywords:
TaiwanIndex page
Research Report
Qualitative Research
Interviews
Migrants
Marriage
Patriarchy
Sociocultural Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Asia, Eastern
Asia
Developed Countries
Research Methodology
Data Collection
Migration
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Nuptiality
Family Characteristics
Family and Household
Economic Factors