This article sheds light on the media representations of successful women using the
theorization of affective economies. We focus on four female characters in three popular …

Intimate partner homicide (IPH) is a global public health issue that has serious
consequences for an individual's health. Whereas prior research has made some progress …

Introduction: Internal migrant workers have a great chance to experience defeat due to their
low social status and economic situation. It has been reported that defeat might play a …

Although describing the characteristics of perpetrators and victims in IPH is of significance in
understanding such lethal interpersonal violence in China, the relationship between …

Many if not all aspects of otherness covered in this book have something to do with social
change, which in China tends to be automatically associated with 'revolution'—cultural …

In this chapter, we analyze the working conditions of domestic helpers (ayi) and coin the
term “working-single” to refer to their affective experiences in laboring in the private urban …

Singlehood scholars have long noted that single women are often portrayed as leading
lonely, empty lives as well as being too selfish, too educated, and too successful. This paper …

Popular culture is fascinated by stories of singlehood and friendships in urban settings.
Television shows like Sex and the City (SATC), Broad City, Friends, My Brilliant Friend …