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

Published Briston, UK : Bristol University Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 233 pages) Series Gender and sociology Gender and sociology. Contents 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 16, 2021) Subject Masculinity -- China Masculinity -- Philosophy Men -- China -- Social conditions Male friendship -- China SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies. Men -- Social conditions Masculinity -- Philosophy Masculinity Male friendship China Form Electronic book ISBN 9781529213003 1529213002 9781529212990 1529212995

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