Chinese men's practices of intimacy, embodiment and kinship : crafting elastic masculinity /

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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cao, Siyang (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Briston, UK : Bristol University Press, 2021.
Colección:Gender and sociology.
Temas:
Masculinity > China.
Masculinity > Philosophy.
Men > China > Social conditions.
Male friendship > China.
Masculinité > Chine.
Masculinité > Philosophie.
Hommes > Chine > Conditions sociales.
Amitié masculine > Chine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies.
Men > Social conditions.
Masculinity.
Male friendship.
China.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Half Title
  • Series
  • Chinese Men's Practices of Intimacy, Embodiment and Kinship
  • Copyright information
  • Dedication
  • Table of contents
  • Glossary
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • Series Editors' Preface
  • Preface
  • 1 Introduction: Approaching Young Men in Urban China
  • Introduction
  • The transformative era: conflicts and continuities
  • Tradition and modernity
  • Individualism, individualization and relationality
  • Rethinking Confucianism: official revival and living tradition
  • The research process and methodological reflections
  • Shifting away from 'crisis of masculinity'
  • Meeting ordinary young men
  • Fieldwork as a continuous process
  • Structure of the book
  • 2 Chinese Masculinities, Identity Formation and Cultural Values
  • Introduction
  • Being a Chinese man: historical evolution and continuities
  • Class formation and masculinities: locating ordinary young men
  • The problematic media discourse
  • Body and shenti
  • Families, intimacy and gender relations
  • Temporality, narrative identity and kinship
  • 3 Making the Chinese Shenti: Embodiment and Masculinities in Everyday Lives
  • Introduction
  • Weighing du: bodily moderation and management
  • Identifying a masculine du
  • Managing problematic du
  • Practising du in style and fashion
  • Cultivating li: the ritualized and moral body
  • Displaying the ritualized body
  • Routes towards bodily li
  • Performing bodily li in the workplace
  • Nurturing he: embodied harmony and relationships
  • Body work as a filial son
  • Masculine embodiment and intimate relations
  • Seeking harmony with distinct male shenti
  • The rivalry between northern and southern men
  • Conclusion
  • 4 You Dandang: Negotiating Masculinity in Practices of Intimacy
  • Introduction
  • A pragmatic framing of intimacy
  • How can you marry without fangzi?
  • You dandang: morality, responsibility and obligation
  • Positive mentality, egalitarian relationships and doing a man's best
  • Ideal women and men
  • Conclusion
  • 5 Handing Down: Making and Narrating Masculinity through Kinship Ties
  • Introduction
  • Learning to be a man through kinship memories
  • A fluctuating memory journey
  • Inventing the present: the dao of filial piety
  • Weaving it all into the future
  • Conclusion
  • 6 Conclusion: Crafting Elastic Masculinity
  • Ordinary young men's experiences of gender
  • Elastic masculinity
  • Local concept and global knowledge
  • Notes
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Index
  • Back Cover

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