Housewives’ Stigma and its Resolution: Family Observation Based on Chinese Society

Abstract

Stigma carried out by housewives is rarely well-studied. There is a lack of awareness of housewives’ stigma in academia. Few kinds of research relate to housewives’ stigma. This research focuses on the stigma of housewives, the consequence of experiencing stigma, and how to eliminate the stigma. This research places attention on “How does the stigma influence housewives and how to eliminate the stigma”. The study is carried out by a quantitative interview with housewives and the information collected online. The study first talks about the current stigma suffered by housewives and then discuss the impact on housewives. At last, the study also provides some feasible solutions to the problem, including propaganda depending on mass media and recreational works. This study would like to provide the academia with some information about housewife’s stigma and try to eliminate the stigma as much as possible to provide housewives with a more comfortable atmosphere.