Sacrifice for the family: representation and practice of stay-at-home fathers in the intersection of masculinity and class in Hong Kong.
With changing socio-economic conditions, some men choose to become stay-at-home fathers in Hong Kong. Although they constitute only about .5% of the total male population, they have captured widespread media attention in recent years. This paper is an exploratory study on the gender representation o...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Gender Studies Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 402 - 418 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2017
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