Esther Ngan-Ling Chow

Biographic Data

ID256808
NAMEEsther Ngan-Ling Chow
GIVEN NAMESEsther Ngan-Ling
FAMILY NAMEChow
SIGNATURECHOW E N
AFFILIATIONSAmerican University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS16
TOTAL CITATIONS61
AUTHOR COUNT14
EDITOR COUNT2
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1985
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX5

  • Contours of Citizenship

    Margaret Abraham, Esther Ngan-Ling Chow et al.BOOKContours of Citizenship2020

  • Social Production and Reproduction at the Interface of Public and Private Spheres

    Marcia Texler Segal, Esther Ngan-Ling Chow et al.BOOKSocial Production and Reproduction…2012

    This volume focuses on the gendered interfaces of the public and private spheres of life. In the 21st century these are no longer separate as women and men move from one to the other in the course of their daily lives and their life spans. The chapters examine the ways individuals, families and societies strive to balance paid and unpaid labor, engage in parenting and accomplish other care-work, seek education for themselves and their children, a…

  • Analyzing Gender, Intersectionality, and Multiple Inequalities: Global, Transnational and Local Contexts

    Esther Ngan‐ling Chow, Esther Ngan-Ling Chow et al.BOOKAnalyzing Gender Intersectionality…2011

    Analyzing gender, intersectionality, and inequality in global, transnational and local contexts / Marcia Texler Segal, Esther Ngan-ling Chow -- Globalization and multiple inequalities / Sylvia Walby -- Strategies of feminist research in a globalized world / Judith Lorber -- Masculinity research and global society / Raewyn Connell -- A theoretical view of the globalizing sex industry : world system position, local patriarchy, and state policy in S…

  • Promising and Contested Fields: Women’s Studies and Sociology of Women/Gender in Contemporary China

    Open AccessEsther Ngan-Ling Chow, Esther Ngan‐ling Chow et al.ARTICLEGender & Society2004Cited by: 5References: 6

    This article is a review of the rise and development of women's studies and the sociology of women/gender, two interrelated academic fields in China. Informed by the sociology of knowledge, the authors analyze how historical and sociopolitical factors such as the legacy of Marxism, state/party control, economic reform, political upheavals, local conditions, and global influences have greatly shaped what and how women's and gender issues are studi…

  • Transforming Gender and Development in East Asia

    Nick Perry, Esther Ngan-Ling Chow et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…2003

  • Exploring Critical Feminist Pedagogy: Infusing Dialogue, Participation, and Experience in Teaching and Learning

    Esther Ngan-Ling Chow, Esther Ngan‐ling Chow et al.ARTICLETeaching Sociology2003Cited by: 10

    Esther Ngan-Ling Chow, Chadwick Fleck, Gang-Hua Fan, Joshua Joseph, Deanna M. Lyter, Exploring Critical Feminist Pedagogy: Infusing Dialogue, Participation, and Experience in Teaching and Learning, Teaching Sociology, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul., 2003), pp. 259-275

  • Transforming Gender and Development in East Asia

    Aihwa Ong, Esther Ngan-Ling Chow et al.ARTICLEIndustrial and Labor Relations…2003

  • Gender Matters: Studying Globalization and Social Change in the 21st Century

    Open AccessEsther Ngan-Ling Chow, Esther Ngan‐ling ChowARTICLEInternational Sociology2003Cited by: 14References: 8

    This introductory article is aimed at promoting transformative scholarship and research that emphasize the centrality of gender in studying social change associated with the process of globalization locally, nationally and regionally. Six major interrelated themes of this special issue are identified. These themes all emphasize globalization as a gendered phenomenon, studying how gender is embodied in the logic of globalization and embedded in it…

  • Transforming Gender and Development in East Asia

    Steven H Lee, Esther Ngan-Ling Chow et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal Canada s…2002Cited by: 8

  • Making Waves, Moving Mountains: Reflections on Beijing '95 and beyond

    Esther Ngan-Ling Chow, Esther Ngan‐ling ChowARTICLESigns: Journal of Women in…1996Cited by: 1

  • Women, the Family, and Policy: A Global Perspective

    Joan Aldous, Esther Ngan-Ling Chow et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1995

  • Guest Editors' Introduction

    Open AccessDoris Wilkinson, Maxine Baca Zinn et al.ARTICLEGender & Society1992References: 1

  • Teaching Sociology of Complex Organizations: An Experiential Approach

    Esther Ngan-Ling Chow, Esther Ngan‐ling Chow et al.ARTICLETeaching Sociology1988

    The authors emphasize teaching the concepts and content of complex organization courses by involving students in ongoing experiences with actual organizations. This approach brings life and clarity to the concepts studied; it effectively meets a major course goal of providing a basic background in organizational theory in a way that creates interest and involvement on the part of students and the teacher. Course goals, content, teaching strategie…

  • The Influence of Sex-Role Identity and Occupational Attainment on the Psychological Well-Being of Asian American Women

    Open AccessEsther Ngan-Ling Chow, Esther Ngan‐ling ChowARTICLEPsychology of Women Quarterly1987Cited by: 2References: 16

    This study examined the extent to which sex-role identity as defined by Bem's typology is related to occupational attainment, self-esteem, and work satisfaction for 161 employed Asian American women. Three major hypotheses were tested: (a) Masculine and androgynous Asian American women have a higher level of occupational attainment than those with feminine and undifferentiated sex-role identity; (b) androgynous Asian American women have a higher …

  • The Development of Feminist Consciousness Among Asian American Women

    Open AccessEsther Ngan-Ling Chow, Esther Ngan‐ling ChowARTICLEGender & Society1987Cited by: 20References: 8

    This article examines the social circumstances, both current and past, that have affected the development and transformation of feminist consciousness among Asian American women. Gender, race, class, and culture all influenced the relative lack of participation of Asian American women in the mainstream feminist movement in the United States. It concludes that Asian American women have to come to terms with their multiple identities and define fem…

  • Teaching Sex and Gender in Sociology: Incorporating the Perspective of Women of Color

    Esther Ngan-Ling Chow, Esther Ngan‐ling ChowARTICLETeaching Sociology1985Cited by: 1