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발표자:  Alice Evans (Stanford and King's College London)

주제: How did East Asia overtake South Asia on Gender?

장소: 대우관 본관 3층 323호 (송하경홀)

날짜: 02월 14일 수요일 오후 2시 ~ 오후 3시 30분

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Abstract

In 1900, East and South Asia were extremely patriarchal. Men were revered as high status, while female sacrifice was glorified. By socialising women to marry, obey their in-laws and stay put, Asian families consolidated trusted networks of social cooperation. Since chastity was crucial for family honour, women were also tightly restricted.

But, over the 20^th century, East Asian women increasingly undertook paid work in the public sphere, forged solidarity and gained status. Growth also catalysed a broader process of cultural liberalisation: autonomy, dating, and divorce. South Asian patriarchy is much more persistent. Intimate partner violence remains normalised.

To explain this divergence, I suggest that every patrilocal family faces a trade-off between honour (achieved by social policing) and income (earned by exploiting female labour). East Asian female employment rose because rising wages compensated for honour. East Asian culture also differed: they were much more competitive and materialistic, with far less concern for female seclusion.