Gendering Morality and Providing a Feminized Ethics of Care: Welfare, Crises, and Tình Cảm in Contemporary Vietnam
Focusing on welfare challenges and crises encountered by women in contemporary Vietnam, this article examines the gendering of morality and the ways in which a feminized ethics of care is entangled with women’s practice of the social capacity tình cảm (sentiments/feelings/emotions). Drawing on data from the Industrial Zones of northern Vietnam, the article highlights how low-income workers are ren