Women’s contradictory roles in the community
A case study of the Community Development Project in Taiwan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9974543 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yen-Yi Huang (Chang Jung Christian University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 361-373 |
| Publication date | 2001-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002087280104400307 |
| OpenAlex | W2038788429 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article explores the contradictory relationships between women, the community and the state. In Taiwan, the state uses community work as a means of social control, for example, to reinforce patriarchal family relations; to manipulate women as a reserve army of labour to meet the need for a cheap labour force; and to formpatronage relationships with community leaders, in exchange for political loyalty. The Community Development Project is a typical example of this and is explored here. However, in contemporary Taiwan, an increasing number of women seek to change their relationships within the family, the community and the state through various initiatives which have taken them out of the private sphere. They have transcended the state-prescribed sex roles of mothers, homeworkers and volunteers by competing for leadership positions in the project
Community development · Community organization · Economic growth · Economics · Loyalty · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · Work (physics · Engineering · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |