"Single, seventies, and stuck": a discourse analysis of the "leftover women" or Sheng Nu in China in the blogosphere
The government of China introduced the lexicon of "leftover women," or sheng nu, to publicly signify the "eligible but unmarried women between age 27 to 35" in 2010. Although it was a derogatory lexicon against women, but some researchers have argued that sheng nu is a sign of wo...
Main Author: | Murti, Desideria Cempaka Wijaya (Author) |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
2019.
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Online Access: | Get fulltext |
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