Online patriarchal bargains and social support: Struggles and strategies of unwed single mothers in China

• Main Authors: ZHAO, Xiaoman, LIM, Sun Sun
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: online patriarchal bargain; social support; therapeutic culture; online forum; unwed single mothers; China; Asian Studies; Communication Technology and New Media
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cis_research/83; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/cis_research/article/1082/viewcontent/1527476420942743.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Patriarchal bargains have been studied in many settings as a strategy that helps women circumvent constraints and forge spaces for individual empowerment. Despite the growing use of mediated communication, little is known about how patriarchal bargains are enacted and realized within online interact...