{"product_id":"9781137441850","title":"Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life: Father Mission","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePalgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life: Father Mission\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLiong, Mario\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is about how Chinese men make sense of and practise fatherhood within the context of changing gender conventions and socio-cultural conditions. Liong analyses data from participant observations at a men's centre, focus groups, and in-depth interviews, to assess the subjective experience and identities of Chinese fathers in Hong Kong, from a gender perspective. His findings show that economic provision, education, and marriage are the three \"natural\" and \"normal\" domains of paternity. Not being able to fulfil these requirements is a threat to fathers' masculinity, yet is also an opportunity for fathers to reflect upon these accepted conventions.  In order to compensate, these men typically develop a closer and more caring relationship with their children, however these fathers still struggle with feelings of inferiority.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2017-01-25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781137441850\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-44186-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 224\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752444620940,"sku":"9781137441850","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781137441850.jpg?v=1775921705","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781137441850","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}