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Presentation on Leftover Women Issue In course ELTU Univeristy English

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This document discusses the phenomenon of "leftover women" in China, which refers to single, professional women aged 28-35 who have not married. It provides definitions, analyzes the situation and scale of the issue, discusses impacts like unhappiness and anxiety, examines causes such as women's independence and mating preferences, and proposes solutions like reforming attitudes and using social networks. The phenomenon of leftover women is deteriorating and impacts a significant portion of China's population.

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The Phenomenon of Spinsterhood or Late Marriage Among Chinese Professional Women Leftover Women: ELTU1001AB Yuqi Brandy Wang 2013.4.20
Flowchart Definition Situation Impacts Causes Solutions
Definition: "Leftover women" or "3S" ladies SingleSingle SSeventieseventies StuckStuck Having trouble marrying. Born in 1970s, aging 28~35. No husband nor boyfriend.
Situation 80,000,000 anxious parents 180,000,000 unmarried adults 249,000,000 unmarried Chinese adults... 2010~2011 2012~2013 (The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2010-2011)&(The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2012-2013) &(US population stock)&(Indonesia census result) ...is 18.6% of the Chinese population and 3.6% of the world's population.
Situation 180,000,000 unmarried adults 249,000,000 unmarried Chinese adults... 2010~2011 2012~2013 (The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2010-2011)&(The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2012-2013) &(US population stock)&(Indonesia census result) 80,000,000 anxious parents 180,000,000 unmarried adults 249,000,000 unmarried Chinese adults... ...is 18.6% of the Chinese population and 3.6% of the world's population. 2012~2013 2010~2011
Situation single local men in Beijing single local women in Beijing 510,000 400,000 ---- Almanac of Chinas Population 2010
Impacts 1/2 1. Unhappiness among the 鉛艶韓岳看厩艶姻壊.
Impacts 2/2 2. Anxiety among unmarried women.
Causes 1/2 1. Modern womens independence from men. "Why marry if you don't have to?" "Why marry if you don't have to?" (K. Bolick, 2011) (K. Bolick, 2011)
Causes 2/2 2. Mating Gradient, or the tendency for husbands to marry wives who are younger and have less education and less occupational success. (D. Knox, C. Schacht, 2013) Excellence Population
Causes 2/2 2. Mating Gradient, or the tendency for husbands to marry wives who are younger and have less educational and occupational success. (D. Knox, C. Schacht, 2013) Excellence Population
Solutions 1/2 1.Both unmarried men and women should reform their marital attitudes. (Huang Zhilan, 2011) http://mil.eastday.com/eastday/mil/node3508/userobject1ai811865.html Condoleezza Rice, American political scientist and diplomat.
Solutions 2/2 2.Develop diverse social networking platforms such as matrimonial websites, agencies and clubs. (Huang Zhilan,2011)
Solutions 2/2 2.Develop diverse social networking platforms such as matrimonial websites, agencies and clubs. (Huang Zhilan,2011)
ConclutionConclution Definition Situation Impacts Causes Solutions Leftover women or 3S(single, stuck, seventies) ladies Is deteriorating, becoming too severe to ignore. 1.Unhappiness among the leftovers 2.Anxiety among unmarried women. 1. Modern womens independence from men. 2.Mating gradient 1.Both unmarried men and women should reform their marital attitudes. 2.Develop diverse social networking platforms
ConclutionConclution Definition Situation Impacts Causes Solutions Leftover women or 3S(single, stuck, seventies) ladies Is deteriorating, becoming too severe to ignore. 1.Unhappiness among the leftovers 2.Anxiety among unmarried women. 1. Modern womens independence from men. 2.Mating gradient 1.Both unmarried men and women should reform their marital attitudes. 2.Develop diverse social networking platforms
Reference Almanac of Chinas Population 2010 (2010), Institute of Population and Labor Economics CASS, Almanac of Chinas Population Periodical Office, 105-113 CN:11-4097/C Arum, Richard, Josipa Roksa, & Michelle J Budig. (2008). The Romance of College Attendance: Higher Education Stratification and Mate Selection. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 26:10721. Christina Larson, (2012, August). China's 'Leftover Ladies' Are Anything But. Bloomberg Businessweek: Global Economics, Retrieved from http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-22/chinas-leftover-ladies- are-anything-but Croll, Elisabeth. (1981). The Politics of Marriage in Contemporary China. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. David Knox, Caroline Schacht. (2013). Choices in relationships : An introduction to marriage and the family.Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. 176-181 Kate Bolick. (2011). All the single ladies. The Atlantic Monthly, 308, 116-118,120,122,124,126,128-130,132- 133,136. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/11/all-the-single-ladies/308654/3/ Montan Sven. (2007, April). Increased risk in the elderly parturient. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 19(2):110-2. To. Sandy. (2013). Understanding Sheng Nu ('Leftover Women'): the Phenomenon of Late Marriage among Chinese Professional Women. Symbolic Interaction, 36(1), 1-20. doi:10.1002/symb.46 The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2009 (2009). Retrieved from http://lady.163.com/photoview/25TP0026/4158.html The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2010-2011 (2011). Retrieved from http://wenku./view/e88aff3e376baf1ffc4fad49.html The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2011 (2011). The ministry of civil affairs matchmaking committee of China Social Work Association & Baihe website. Retrieved from http://lady.163.com/12/0105/17/7N15UK7A00261KQ0.html The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2012-2013 (2013). Retrieved from http://wenku./view/59546410964bcf84b9d57b24.html
Q&A Yuqi Brandy Wang (1155031779) Ms. Lindsey Grubers ELTU1001 ABC1 Foundation English For University Studies 20th April 2013 Thanks for listening.

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Presentation on Leftover Women Issue In course ELTU Univeristy English

  • 1. The Phenomenon of Spinsterhood or Late Marriage Among Chinese Professional Women Leftover Women: ELTU1001AB Yuqi Brandy Wang 2013.4.20
  • 3. Definition: "Leftover women" or "3S" ladies SingleSingle SSeventieseventies StuckStuck Having trouble marrying. Born in 1970s, aging 28~35. No husband nor boyfriend.
  • 4. Situation 80,000,000 anxious parents 180,000,000 unmarried adults 249,000,000 unmarried Chinese adults... 2010~2011 2012~2013 (The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2010-2011)&(The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2012-2013) &(US population stock)&(Indonesia census result) ...is 18.6% of the Chinese population and 3.6% of the world's population.
  • 5. Situation 180,000,000 unmarried adults 249,000,000 unmarried Chinese adults... 2010~2011 2012~2013 (The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2010-2011)&(The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2012-2013) &(US population stock)&(Indonesia census result) 80,000,000 anxious parents 180,000,000 unmarried adults 249,000,000 unmarried Chinese adults... ...is 18.6% of the Chinese population and 3.6% of the world's population. 2012~2013 2010~2011
  • 6. Situation single local men in Beijing single local women in Beijing 510,000 400,000 ---- Almanac of Chinas Population 2010
  • 7. Impacts 1/2 1. Unhappiness among the 鉛艶韓岳看厩艶姻壊.
  • 8. Impacts 2/2 2. Anxiety among unmarried women.
  • 9. Causes 1/2 1. Modern womens independence from men. "Why marry if you don't have to?" "Why marry if you don't have to?" (K. Bolick, 2011) (K. Bolick, 2011)
  • 10. Causes 2/2 2. Mating Gradient, or the tendency for husbands to marry wives who are younger and have less education and less occupational success. (D. Knox, C. Schacht, 2013) Excellence Population
  • 11. Causes 2/2 2. Mating Gradient, or the tendency for husbands to marry wives who are younger and have less educational and occupational success. (D. Knox, C. Schacht, 2013) Excellence Population
  • 12. Solutions 1/2 1.Both unmarried men and women should reform their marital attitudes. (Huang Zhilan, 2011) http://mil.eastday.com/eastday/mil/node3508/userobject1ai811865.html Condoleezza Rice, American political scientist and diplomat.
  • 13. Solutions 2/2 2.Develop diverse social networking platforms such as matrimonial websites, agencies and clubs. (Huang Zhilan,2011)
  • 14. Solutions 2/2 2.Develop diverse social networking platforms such as matrimonial websites, agencies and clubs. (Huang Zhilan,2011)
  • 15. ConclutionConclution Definition Situation Impacts Causes Solutions Leftover women or 3S(single, stuck, seventies) ladies Is deteriorating, becoming too severe to ignore. 1.Unhappiness among the leftovers 2.Anxiety among unmarried women. 1. Modern womens independence from men. 2.Mating gradient 1.Both unmarried men and women should reform their marital attitudes. 2.Develop diverse social networking platforms
  • 16. ConclutionConclution Definition Situation Impacts Causes Solutions Leftover women or 3S(single, stuck, seventies) ladies Is deteriorating, becoming too severe to ignore. 1.Unhappiness among the leftovers 2.Anxiety among unmarried women. 1. Modern womens independence from men. 2.Mating gradient 1.Both unmarried men and women should reform their marital attitudes. 2.Develop diverse social networking platforms
  • 17. Reference Almanac of Chinas Population 2010 (2010), Institute of Population and Labor Economics CASS, Almanac of Chinas Population Periodical Office, 105-113 CN:11-4097/C Arum, Richard, Josipa Roksa, & Michelle J Budig. (2008). The Romance of College Attendance: Higher Education Stratification and Mate Selection. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 26:10721. Christina Larson, (2012, August). China's 'Leftover Ladies' Are Anything But. Bloomberg Businessweek: Global Economics, Retrieved from http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-08-22/chinas-leftover-ladies- are-anything-but Croll, Elisabeth. (1981). The Politics of Marriage in Contemporary China. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. David Knox, Caroline Schacht. (2013). Choices in relationships : An introduction to marriage and the family.Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. 176-181 Kate Bolick. (2011). All the single ladies. The Atlantic Monthly, 308, 116-118,120,122,124,126,128-130,132- 133,136. Retrieved from http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/11/all-the-single-ladies/308654/3/ Montan Sven. (2007, April). Increased risk in the elderly parturient. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 19(2):110-2. To. Sandy. (2013). Understanding Sheng Nu ('Leftover Women'): the Phenomenon of Late Marriage among Chinese Professional Women. Symbolic Interaction, 36(1), 1-20. doi:10.1002/symb.46 The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2009 (2009). Retrieved from http://lady.163.com/photoview/25TP0026/4158.html The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2010-2011 (2011). Retrieved from http://wenku./view/e88aff3e376baf1ffc4fad49.html The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2011 (2011). The ministry of civil affairs matchmaking committee of China Social Work Association & Baihe website. Retrieved from http://lady.163.com/12/0105/17/7N15UK7A00261KQ0.html The Chinese Marriage Status Report 2012-2013 (2013). Retrieved from http://wenku./view/59546410964bcf84b9d57b24.html
  • 18. Q&A Yuqi Brandy Wang (1155031779) Ms. Lindsey Grubers ELTU1001 ABC1 Foundation English For University Studies 20th April 2013 Thanks for listening.