Everyday masculinities in 21st-century China : the making of able-responsible men /
Wong, Magdalena,
Everyday masculinities in 21st-century China : the making of able-responsible men / Magdalena Wong. - 1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). - Transnational Asian masculinities Hong Kong scholarship online .
Previously issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographies and index.
'Everyday Masculinities in 21st-Century China' argues that a moral dimension in Chinese masculinity is of growing significance in fast-changing China. 'Able-responsible men' - those who can create wealth and shoulder responsibilities - have replaced the 'moneyed elite' of the earlier reform-and-opening-up era as the dominant male ideal. With vivid and highly readable case studies, Wong presents a compelling account of the forces that coerce men to live up to the able-responsible standard. She demonstrates the impact this pressure has on the lives of not only boys and men, but also on women, and shows how it invites both complicit and resistant reactions.
9882203574 9789882203570
Men--Social conditions.--China
Men--Identity.--China
Masculinity--History--China--21st century.
Electronic Books.
HQ1090 / .E947 2021
Everyday masculinities in 21st-century China : the making of able-responsible men / Magdalena Wong. - 1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). - Transnational Asian masculinities Hong Kong scholarship online .
Previously issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographies and index.
'Everyday Masculinities in 21st-Century China' argues that a moral dimension in Chinese masculinity is of growing significance in fast-changing China. 'Able-responsible men' - those who can create wealth and shoulder responsibilities - have replaced the 'moneyed elite' of the earlier reform-and-opening-up era as the dominant male ideal. With vivid and highly readable case studies, Wong presents a compelling account of the forces that coerce men to live up to the able-responsible standard. She demonstrates the impact this pressure has on the lives of not only boys and men, but also on women, and shows how it invites both complicit and resistant reactions.
9882203574 9789882203570
Men--Social conditions.--China
Men--Identity.--China
Masculinity--History--China--21st century.
Electronic Books.
HQ1090 / .E947 2021