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Chinese Fatherhood, Gender and Family: Father Mission

By Mario Liong (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
2017
ISBN
978-1-137-44185-0, 978-1-137-44186-7
DOI
10.1057/978-1-137-44186-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1994557 bytes)
Series
Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Edition
1
Pages
X, 224\231
Time added
2017-04-19 23:43:44
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Description

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. In order to compensate, these men typically develop a closer and more caring relationship with their children, however these fathers still struggle with feelings of inferiority.

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