Abstract
The purpose of this article is to explore the conceptualization and representations of adolescence in the Vietnamese media during the Reform era (1986–1995). Analyzing newspapers targeting adolescents, I argue that the Reform era marked a departure from the conceptualization and representation of Vietnamese adolescents as miniature communists, which dominated the media in pre-Reform decades. It also marked the emergence and convergence of Vietnamese adolescence into a global adolescent sensibility, which emphasizes identity search and mood swings. Factors contributing to these conceptual changes include the adoption of a market economy, a new high school system, and family planning policies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 172-194 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Journal of Family History |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 23 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 The Author(s)
Keywords
- Vietnam
- Vietnamese adolescence
- modernization
- reform
- youth