Chinese Fatherhood, Gender and Family : Father Mission

• Main Author: Liong, Mario (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic 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
• DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-44186-7
• Physical Description: X, 224 p. online resource.

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 experien...