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There is no epithet with enough precision to encompass the relationship between Taiwanese mothers and shopping in their everyday lives. For those who live in the urban environment, shopping and shopping places seem to be a natural attachment blended into women’s daily life since childhood. Women of Taiwan virtually grow up within and among shopping places — from the local marketplace right next to our homes, to the department store located behind our high schools, and the street trade located in every corner on our way to every other place. Shopping is ever-present in women’s life perspective — literally and symbolically — starting at the time when our mothers ask that very first question: ‘Hey dear, do you want to go to marketplace with mom?’
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Chen, Y. (2008). ‘Pleasure from Bitterness’: Shopping and Leisure in the Everyday Lives of Taiwanese Mothers. In: Cook, D.T. (eds) Lived Experiences of Public Consumption. Consumption and Public Life. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230591264_5
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