Dancing for Their Lives

The Pursuit of Meaningful Aging in Urban China

Claudia Huang (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

152 Seiten

2025
Rutgers University Press (Verlag)
9781978838888 (ISBN)

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Dancing for Their Lives explores the vibrant world of retired Chinese women known as "dancing grannies” who seek fulfillment and companionship amidst societal upheaval. These women, part of China’s “lost generation,” gather in parks and public squares to reclaim their lives through dance in the wake of Chinese economic and cultural transformations. The book challenges prevailing narratives of aging societies, portraying old age as a site of social innovation rather than decline. Based on ethnographic research conducted in Chengdu, China, Dancing for Their Lives reveals how retirees learn to navigate shifting social norms and values while actively creating new models for growing older. The book’s insights resonate beyond Chinese society, offering lessons on resilience and the pursuit of meaning in any aging population. Dancing for Their Lives underscores the human capacity to craft purposeful lives amid uncertainty, transcending geographical boundaries to illuminate the universal quest for fulfillment in later years.

CLAUDIA HUANG is an assistant professor of human development at California State University, Long Beach.

Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Age of Uncertainty
1 Dancing for their Lives
2 Dama Mania
3 Families under (Peer) Pressure
4 Play a Day, Count a Day
5 The Flavor of Living
Conclusion
References
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	06.02.2025
Reihe/Serie	Global Perspectives on Aging
Zusatzinfo	8 B-W photographs
Verlagsort	New Brunswick NJ
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	59 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-13	9781978838888 / 9781978838888
Zustand	Neuware