"Temporary couples" among Chinese migrant workers in Singapore
The article examines temporary extramarital cohabitation arrangements between low-wage Chinese female migrants and their male counterparts in Singapore, a phenomenon which is widely referred to by the migrants as becoming a “temporary couple” or “teaming up to have a life.” In the simulated househol...
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Main Author: | Yang, Wei |
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Other Authors: | School of Social Sciences |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2022
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160721 |
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Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
Language: | English |
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