Aspirations of Young Adults in Urban Asia

Mariske Westendorp is an anthropologist and religious studies scholar having lectured in the past at institutions such as the University of Nijmegen and the University of Utrecht. She is currently a postdoc at the University of Groningen in a research project on death and diversity.

Acknowledgements



Introduction: A Theoretical Framework for Exploring Aspirations of Youth in Urban Asia

Mariske Westendorp, Désirée Remmert and Kenneth Finis



Chapter 1. Female Filiality Reconfigured: Integrating Parental Expectations and Personal Aspirations in Beijing and Taipei

Désirée Remmert



Chapter 2. A Journey from Taipei to Shanghai: The Impact of Migration Experience on Taiwanese Young Adults’ Aspirations and Identities in an Asian Global City

Chia-Yuan Huang



Chapter 3. Aspiring to the Good Life: South Korea's Spec-generation

Carolin Landgraf



Chapter 4. Navigating Towards a ‘Good Future’: Significance of Appearance in the Aspirations of Dhaka Middle-class Girls

Suborna Camellia



Chapter 5. Searching for a Fulfilling Life: Temporary Migration to Dublin amongst Young Japanese Women   

Ayako Suzuki



Chapter 6. The Imaginations of Talking Back: Exploring Identities among the Indian Youth in Urban, Middle-class Malaysia

Sally Anne Param



Chapter 7. Law Students, Aspirations and Accomplishments in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Morten Koch Andersen



Chapter 8. Cosmopolitan Coffee Aspirations in Contemporary Vietnam

Sarah G. Grant



Chapter 9. Transcending Aspirations: Buddhism and the Quest for Belonging in Urban Hong Kong

Mariske Westendorp



Conclusion: The Future of Urban Asia

Mariske Westendorp



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