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1 online resource |
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Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life |
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Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life.
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| Contents |
Dedication ; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1: Introduction: Chinese Fatherhood Revisited; The Controversy of ̀̀New Fatherhood;́́ Researching Fatherhood; Paternal Involvement; The Masculine Construction of Fatherhood; Traditional Chinese Fatherhood and Family; Contemporary Chinese Fatherhood; Aim of the Book; Theoretical Framework; Structure/Agency; Gendered Habitus and Reflexivity; Structure and Agency in Chinese Fatherhood; Hegemony of Men; Methodology of the Study; Structure of the Book; Bibliography; 2: From Control to Care: Historicizing Family and Fatherhood in Hong Kong |
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The Cultural Notion of Chinese FamilyFatherhood in Traditional Chinese Culture; Historicizing Family and Fathers in Hong Kong; Early Colonial Period: Nineteenth Century; Pre- and Post-Second World War: Early Twentieth Century; Economic Boom: 1970s and 1980s; Changing Gender Scene? 1990s and Onwards; Gender-Insensitive Family Policy; Fatherhood in Hong Kong Today; Menś Movement in the Family Context; Conclusion: New Wine in Old Bottles; Bibliography; 3: Power of Invisible Care; Economic Provision as Masculine Achievement; Care of the Family |
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Socio-Economic and Class Factor on Economic ProvisionEconomic Provision as Taken-for-granted Privilege; Habitus and Reflexivity in Crisis Situations; Conclusion; Bibliography; 4: Cultural Parent; Ideology of Education in Chinese Fatherhood; Father as the Cultural Parent; Education in Practice; Developing Childrenś Academic and Intellectual Abilities; Cultivating Desirable Values; Challenge to Paternal Authority; Conclusion; Bibliography; 5: Marrying Masculine Responsibility; Marriage as the Legitimate Path to Fatherhood; Divorce as Stigma; Enduring an Extramarital Affair |
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Marital Relations as a Gendered ResponsibilityChild-centred Fatherhood; Conclusion; Bibliography; 6: Rethinking Chinese Fatherhood; Hegemony of Men as Fathers; Structural Thinking; Reflexivity in Crisis; Rethinking Fatherhood, Reconsidering Family; Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendix; Bibliography; Index |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Fatherhood -- China -- Hong Kong
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Gender identity -- China -- Hong Kong
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Families -- China -- Hong Kong
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Families
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Fatherhood
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Gender identity
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China -- Hong Kong
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781137441867 |
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1137441860 |
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