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Chinese Fatherhood, Gender and Family
Mario Liong
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Description for Chinese Fatherhood, Gender and Family
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ2; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 437.
This book is about how Chinese men make sense of and practise fatherhood within the context of changing gender conventions and socio-cultural conditions. Liong analyses data from participant observations at a men's centre, focus groups, and in-depth interviews, to assess the subjective experience and identities of Chinese fathers in Hong Kong, from a gender perspective. His findings show that economic provision, education, and marriage are the three "natural" and "normal" domains of paternity. Not being able to fulfil these requirements is a threat to fathers' masculinity, yet is also an opportunity for fathers to reflect upon these accepted conventions. ... Read more
This book is about how Chinese men make sense of and practise fatherhood within the context of changing gender conventions and socio-cultural conditions. Liong analyses data from participant observations at a men's centre, focus groups, and in-depth interviews, to assess the subjective experience and identities of Chinese fathers in Hong Kong, from a gender perspective. His findings show that economic provision, education, and marriage are the three "natural" and "normal" domains of paternity. Not being able to fulfil these requirements is a threat to fathers' masculinity, yet is also an opportunity for fathers to reflect upon these accepted conventions. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137441850
SKU
V9781137441850
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About Mario Liong
Mario Liong is Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan University, Japan. Previously he was Post-Doctoral Researcher at Umeå University, Sweden and Assistant Professor at Centennial College, Hong Kong.
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