ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book examines young Chinese women's accounts of sex, sexuality and intimate relationships in the reform period. Through the use of a qualitative approach, the opinions of 43 young women on their expectations and experiences with regard to their romantic and sexual lives were explored. The book provides insight into the relationship between the traditional and the modern in China. After nearly four decades, economic reform has resulted in a fast-paced development agenda, increased contact with international markets and some relaxing of Party-State control in the everyday lives of citizens. Given its historical past and current version of socialism 'with Chinese characteristics', China offers a peculiar landscape to examine sex, sexuality and intimate relations. The book focuses on the post-reform generation of young women highlights the continuities that remain and changes that have occurred concerning these issues.
