
As an Amazon Associate and affiliate partner, Menrva Books earns from qualifying purchases. Learn more
1 Between Islamic Affiliation And Gender Inequality 1 -- Five Aspects Of Gender Inequality 2 -- Possible Mechanisms Of Sexual Stratification 2 -- Religiosity As A Mechanism Of Gender Inequality 6 -- Family Processes As A Mechanism Of Gender Inequality 10 -- Changes And Persistence In Family Life Among Uyghurs 11 -- How Do Family Processes Affect Gender Inequality? 15 -- Do Family Processes Matter? 21 -- 2 Historical Contexts And Research Design 24 -- Xinjiang And Ürümchi 24 -- The Demographic History Of Uyghurs And Han Chinese In Xinjiang 27 -- Islam In Xinjiang 33 -- Fieldwork In Ürümchi 36 -- Analytic Methods 39 -- Dependent Variables 39 -- Independent Variables 40 -- 3 A Hard Choice: To Work Or Not To Work? 48 -- Gender Gaps In Employment In China 50 -- Muslim Women's Labour Supply 51 -- Field Observations In Ürümchi 53 -- Why Are Women Less Likely Than Men To Be Employed? 57 -- Is Religion Related To Female Labour-force Participation? 62 -- Religiosity And Muslim Women's Labour Supply 64 -- Does Religiosity Affect Gender Inequality In Work In Ürümchi? 64 -- Do Family Processes Affect Women's Market Behaviour? 68 -- Family Processes And Gender Inequality In Employment In Ürümchi 71 -- Supplementary Analyses 75 -- 4 Why Do Uyghur Men Earn More Than Uyghur Women? 77 -- The Gender Earnings Gap In China 78 -- Gender Earnings Gaps Among Uyghurs 79 -- Why Do Women Earn Less Than Men? 81 -- Is Religious Affiliation Related To Earnings? 85 -- Religiosity And Gender Inequality In Income 85 -- Religiosity And Uyghur Women's Earnings 87 -- Family Processes As A Determinant Of Earnings 89 -- Family Processes And Gender Inequality In Income 91 -- Supplementary Analyses 93 -- 5 Who Does Household Chores? 95 -- Why Are Gendered Divisions Of Household Chores Important? 95 -- How Are Household Tasks Measured? 97 -- Gender Inequality In Housework Among Uyghurs 99 -- How Can Gendered Divisions Of Household Chores Be Explained? 106 -- Religiosity And The Allocation Of Household Chor
This book investigates the complex relationship between Islamic affiliation, family dynamics, and gender inequality within the urban Uyghur population of China. Xiaowei Zang, a sociologist specializing in Chinese social stratification, utilizes empirical fieldwork conducted in Ürümchi to analyze how religious practice and traditional family structures influence economic outcomes. The author constructs a framework to determine whether religiosity acts as a primary driver of gender stratification or if broader socioeconomic factors remain the dominant influence on labor participation and income distribution.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this work as a significant contribution to the study of ethnic minorities in China and the intersection of religion and gender. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the rigorous methodology applied to sensitive social issues.
Page Count:
233
Publication Date:
2011-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203180976
ISBN-13:
9780203180976
No comments yet. Be the first to share your thoughts!