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Recent attention to historical, geographic, and class differences
in the studies of women and gender in China has expanded our
understanding of the diversity and complexity of gendered China.
Nevertheless, the ethnic dimension of this subject matter remains
largely overlooked, particularly concerning women's conditions and
gender status. Consequently, the patriarchy and its oppression of
women among the Han, the ethnic majority in China, are often
inaccurately or erroneously associated with the whole gendered
heritage of China, epitomized by the infamous traditions of
footbinding and female-infanticide. Such academic and popular
predisposition belies the fact that gender systems in China span a
wide spectrum, ranging from extreme Han patriarchy to Lahu
gender-egalitarianism. The authors contributing to this book have
collectively initiated a systematic effort to bridge the gap
between understanding the majority Han and ethnic minorities in
regard to women and gender in contemporary Chinese societies. By
achieving a quantitative balance between articles on the Han
majority and those on ethnic minorities, this book transcends the
ghettoization of ethnic minorities in the studies of Chinese women
and gender. The eleven chapters of this volume are divided into
three sections which jointly challenge the traditions and norms of
Han patriarchy from various perspectives. The first section focuses
on gender traditions among ethnic minorities which compete with the
norms of Han patriarchy. The second section emphasizes the impact
of radical social transformation on gender systems and practices
among both Han and ethnic minorities. The third section underscores
socio-cultural diversity and complexity in resistance to Han
patriarchal norms from a broad perspective. This book complements
previous scholarship on Chinese women and gender by expanding our
investigative lens beyond Han patriarchy and providing images of
the multiethnic landscape of China. By identifying the Han as an
ethnically marked category and by bringing to the forefront the
diverse gender systems of ethnic minorities, this book encourages
an increasing awareness of, and sensitivity to the cross-cultural
diversity of gendered China both in academia and beyond.
Recent attention to historical, geographic, and class differences
in the studies of women and gender in China has expanded our
understanding of the diversity and complexity of gendered China.
Nevertheless, the ethnic dimension of this subject matter remains
largely overlooked, particularly concerning women's conditions and
gender status. Consequently, the patriarchy and its oppression of
women among the Han, the ethnic majority in China, are often
inaccurately or erroneously associated with the whole gendered
heritage of China, epitomized by the infamous traditions of
footbinding and female-infanticide. Such academic and popular
predisposition belies the fact that gender systems in China span a
wide spectrum, ranging from extreme Han patriarchy to Lahu
gender-egalitarianism. The authors contributing to this book have
collectively initiated a systematic effort to bridge the gap
between understanding the majority Han and ethnic minorities in
regard to women and gender in contemporary Chinese societies. By
achieving a quantitative balance between articles on the Han
majority and those on ethnic minorities, this book transcends the
ghettoization of ethnic minorities in the studies of Chinese women
and gender. The eleven chapters of this volume are divided into
three sections which jointly challenge the traditions and norms of
Han patriarchy from various perspectives. The first section focuses
on gender traditions among ethnic minorities which compete with the
norms of Han patriarchy. The second section emphasizes the impact
of radical social transformation on gender systems and practices
among both Han and ethnic minorities. The third section underscores
socio-cultural diversity and complexity in resistance to Han
patriarchal norms from a broad perspective. This book complements
previous scholarship on Chinese women and gender by expanding our
investigative lens beyond Han patriarchy and providing images of
the multiethnic landscape of China. By identifying the Han as an
ethnically marked category and by bringing to the forefront the
diverse gender systems of ethnic minorities, this book encourages
an increasing awareness of, and sensitivity to the cross-cultural
diversity of gendered China both in academia and beyond.
Passage to Manhood addresses the intersection of modernity, heroin
use, and HIV/AIDS as they are embodied in a new rite-of-passage
among young men in the Sichuan province of southwestern China.
Through a nuanced analysis of the Nuosu population, this book seeks
to answer why the Nuosu has a disproportionately large number of
opiate users and HIV positive individuals relative to others in
Sichuan. By focusing on the experiences of Nuosu migrants and drug
users, it shows how multiple modernities, individual yearnings, and
societal resilience have become entwined in the Nuosu's calamitous
encounter with the Chinese state and, after long suppression, their
efforts at cultural reconstruction. This ethnography pits the Nuosu
youths' adventures, as part of their passage to manhood, against
the drastic social changes in their community and, more broadly,
China over the last half century. It offers fascinating material
for courses on migration, globalization, youth culture, public
health, and development at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
Passage to Manhood addresses the intersection of modernity, heroin
use, and HIV/AIDS as they are embodied in a new rite-of-passage
among young men in the Sichuan province of southwestern China.
Through a nuanced analysis of the Nuosu population, this book seeks
to answer why the Nuosu has a disproportionately large number of
opiate users and HIV positive individuals relative to others in
Sichuan. By focusing on the experiences of Nuosu migrants and drug
users, it shows how multiple modernities, individual yearnings, and
societal resilience have become entwined in the Nuosu's calamitous
encounter with the Chinese state and, after long suppression, their
efforts at cultural reconstruction. This ethnography pits the Nuosu
youths' adventures, as part of their passage to manhood, against
the drastic social changes in their community and, more broadly,
China over the last half century. It offers fascinating material
for courses on migration, globalization, youth culture, public
health, and development at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
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