Chinese Fatherhood, Gender and Family : Father Mission

• Main Author: Liong, Mario. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
• Subjects: otcovství > Hongkong (Čína); otcovství > sociální aspekty > Hongkong (Čína); sexuální role; fatherhood > Hong Kong (China); fatherhood > social aspects > Hong Kong (China); sex role; elektronické knihy; monografie; electronic books; monographs
• ISBN: 9781137441867
• Physical Description: X, 224 p. online resource.
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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.- Resumé vydavatel