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Chinese Fatherhood, Gender and Family Father Mission
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Chinese Fatherhood, Gender and Family [electronic resource] : Father Mission / by Mario Liong.
ISBN
9781137441867
Publication
London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Physical Description
X, 224 p. : online resource.
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Summary
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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Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 02, 2017
Series
Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Contents
1. Introduction: Chinese Fatherhood Revisited
2. From Control to Care: Historicizing Family and Fatherhood in Hong Kong
3. Power of Invisible Care
4. The Cultural Parent
5. Marrying Masculine Responsibility
6. Rethinking Fatherhood.
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