The gendered rice bowl: The sexual politics of service work in urban China

Gender and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 581-600

  Hanser, Amy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Class; Gender; Service work; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444562334     PISSN: 08912432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891243205276794     Document Type: Review

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