Cao Chinese Men’s Practices of Intimacy, Embodiment and Kinship

Crafting Elastic Masculinity
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-5292-1299-0
Verlag: Bristol University Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 252 Seiten

Reihe: Gender and Sociology

This book explores Chinese young men’s views of manhood and develops a new concept of ‘elastic masculinity’ which can be stretched and forged differently in response to personal relationships and local realities.

Drawing from empirical research, the author uses the term shenti (body-self) as a central concept to investigate the Chinese male body and explores intimacy and kinship within masculinity. She showcases how Chinese masculinities reflect the resilience of Confucian notions as well as transnational ideas of modern manhood.

This is a unique dialogue with ‘western’ discourse on masculinity, and an invaluable resource for understanding the profound social changes that transformed gendered arrangements in urban China.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cao, Siyang

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Approaching Young Men in Urban China

Chinese Masculinities, Identity Formation and Cultural Values

Making the Chinese Shenti: Embodiment and Masculinities in Everyday Lives

You Dandang: Negotiating Masculinity in Practices of Intimacy

Handing Down: Making and Narrating Masculinity through Kinship Ties

Conclusion: Crafting Elastic Masculinity

Über Autor(innen)

Cao, Siyang
East China Normal University

Siyang Cao is a Post-doctoral fellow at the School of Social Development at East China Normal University.