TY - GEN N2 - "This book considers the changing nature of intimacy in contemporary China, providing a unique case study of romantic subjectivities in young people in the world's fastest growing economy. Since the implementation of reform in 1978, the economic and socio-cultural environment of modern China has experienced a dramatic transformation under the influence of urbanization and globalization, facilitating more individualized identity among Chinese youth. This book bridges the gap between an emergent emphasis on individualisation and the country's traditional norms and values. It focuses on young people's understandings of various forms of relationships such as cohabitation, extramarital relationships and multiple relationships, suggesting a challenge to traditional familial values and an increasingly diversified understanding of the concepts of love and romance. By examining the formation of relationships among 21st century Chinese youth, notably through the lens of popular Chinese TV dating programs, this book considers how dating and relationships mirror China's changing societal structure and examines social and cultural transformations in Chinese society." DO - 10.1007/978-981-10-3987-4. DO - doi AB - "This book considers the changing nature of intimacy in contemporary China, providing a unique case study of romantic subjectivities in young people in the world's fastest growing economy. Since the implementation of reform in 1978, the economic and socio-cultural environment of modern China has experienced a dramatic transformation under the influence of urbanization and globalization, facilitating more individualized identity among Chinese youth. This book bridges the gap between an emergent emphasis on individualisation and the country's traditional norms and values. It focuses on young people's understandings of various forms of relationships such as cohabitation, extramarital relationships and multiple relationships, suggesting a challenge to traditional familial values and an increasingly diversified understanding of the concepts of love and romance. By examining the formation of relationships among 21st century Chinese youth, notably through the lens of popular Chinese TV dating programs, this book considers how dating and relationships mirror China's changing societal structure and examines social and cultural transformations in Chinese society." T1 - Television and Dating in Contemporary China :Identities, Love and Intimacy / DA - 2017. CY - Singapore : AU - Yang, Zhao. CN - HQ801 PB - Springer Singapore, PP - Singapore : PY - 2017. ID - 1358537 KW - Mate selection KW - Youth KW - Dating shows (Television programs) SN - 9789811039874 SN - 9811039879 TI - Television and Dating in Contemporary China :Identities, Love and Intimacy / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-10-3987-4 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-981-10-3987-4 ER -