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Television and Dating in Contemporary China; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Significance of the Field; 1.2 Situating the Research; 1.3 Research Questions; 1.4 Understanding Television, Young People and Dating; 1.5 Organization of the Book; Recommended Readings; 2 TV Dating as a Mediated Dating Text; 2.1 Dating Goes from a Private Practice to a Show in the Public Domain; 2.2 'Ordinary' People in the Context of a Dating Programme; 2.3 An Accelerated Relationship in a Postmodern Consumerist Culture; 2.4 Conclusion; Recommended Readings.
3 Desires and Anxieties in Self-Centred Relationships3.1 Fragmented Relationships in a Modern-Life Setting; 3.2 Self-Centred Relationships in a Nuclear Family Culture; 3.3 Changing Emotional Ties in an On-the-Move Identity; 3.4 Diversified Desires and Anxieties in a Postmodern Consumerist Culture; 3.5 Conclusion; Recommended Readings; 4 Relationship Ethics; 4.1 Understanding Traditional Morality as Relating to Lifelong Marriage; 4.1.1 Responsibility and Loyalty in Relationships; 4.1.2 Development of Relationship-Sustaining Strategies.
4.2 Changing Morality towards Premarital and Extramarital Relationships4.2.1 Changing Sexual Norms in Premarital Relationships; 4.2.2 A Changing Morality towards Extramarital Relationships; 4.3 Emergence of New Ethics in Non-Marital Dating Practices; 4.4 Conclusion; Recommended Readings; 5 Gendered and Generational Differences towards Relationships; 5.1 Changing Mate-Choosing Values in the Post-Reform Era; 5.2 Changing Values towards Traditional Morality in Diversified Relationships; 5.3 Intergenerational Power Dynamics towards Dating and Relationships; 5.4 Conclusion; Recommended Readings.
6 Conclusion6.1 Summary of Findings; 6.1.1 Significance of the Research; 6.2 Individualized Relationships and a Philosophy of Happiness; 6.3 Changing Social and Sexual Norms
From Procreation to Sexual Fulfilment?; 6.4 Generational Differences towards Relationship Practices and Ethics; 6.5 Changing Gendered Practices towards Dating and Relationships; 6.5.1 Influential Factors on Identity Construction towards Dating and Relationships; 6.6 Methodological Contributions; 6.7 Recommendations and Implications for Future Research; 6.8 Conclusion; Recommended Readings.
Appendices Appendix A Participant Information SheetAppendix B Participant Consent Form; Appendix C Participant Debriefing Sheet; Appendix D Interview Schedule
Young People; Appendix E Interview Schedule
Parents' Generation; Appendix F Participants' Information; Appendix G Programme Introduction (If You Are the One); Bibliography; Index.
3 Desires and Anxieties in Self-Centred Relationships3.1 Fragmented Relationships in a Modern-Life Setting; 3.2 Self-Centred Relationships in a Nuclear Family Culture; 3.3 Changing Emotional Ties in an On-the-Move Identity; 3.4 Diversified Desires and Anxieties in a Postmodern Consumerist Culture; 3.5 Conclusion; Recommended Readings; 4 Relationship Ethics; 4.1 Understanding Traditional Morality as Relating to Lifelong Marriage; 4.1.1 Responsibility and Loyalty in Relationships; 4.1.2 Development of Relationship-Sustaining Strategies.
4.2 Changing Morality towards Premarital and Extramarital Relationships4.2.1 Changing Sexual Norms in Premarital Relationships; 4.2.2 A Changing Morality towards Extramarital Relationships; 4.3 Emergence of New Ethics in Non-Marital Dating Practices; 4.4 Conclusion; Recommended Readings; 5 Gendered and Generational Differences towards Relationships; 5.1 Changing Mate-Choosing Values in the Post-Reform Era; 5.2 Changing Values towards Traditional Morality in Diversified Relationships; 5.3 Intergenerational Power Dynamics towards Dating and Relationships; 5.4 Conclusion; Recommended Readings.
6 Conclusion6.1 Summary of Findings; 6.1.1 Significance of the Research; 6.2 Individualized Relationships and a Philosophy of Happiness; 6.3 Changing Social and Sexual Norms
From Procreation to Sexual Fulfilment?; 6.4 Generational Differences towards Relationship Practices and Ethics; 6.5 Changing Gendered Practices towards Dating and Relationships; 6.5.1 Influential Factors on Identity Construction towards Dating and Relationships; 6.6 Methodological Contributions; 6.7 Recommendations and Implications for Future Research; 6.8 Conclusion; Recommended Readings.
Appendices Appendix A Participant Information SheetAppendix B Participant Consent Form; Appendix C Participant Debriefing Sheet; Appendix D Interview Schedule
Young People; Appendix E Interview Schedule
Parents' Generation; Appendix F Participants' Information; Appendix G Programme Introduction (If You Are the One); Bibliography; Index.