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From Balinghou To Jiulinghou, China's Millennials Come Of Age, Robert L. Moore, Zhao Chang
From Balinghou To Jiulinghou, China's Millennials Come Of Age, Robert L. Moore, Zhao Chang
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Resistance Through Transformation? The Meanings Of Gender Reversals In A Taiwanese Buddhist Monastery, Hillary Crane
Resistance Through Transformation? The Meanings Of Gender Reversals In A Taiwanese Buddhist Monastery, Hillary Crane
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This chapter demonstrates that Taiwanese Buddhist nuns resist the limitations of traditional Han gender ideologies by drawing on opportunities offered within those traditional gender constructions—opportunities that allow them to define themselves in opposition to the limited female gender characteristics and roles they reject. Crane argues that we should not interpret these nuns' masculine identification simply as resisting dominant Han gender ideologies. Instead, the nuns embrace the traditional, sexist Han ideologies, even to the point of exaggeration—portraying women not only as dangerous to the spiritual cultivation of others, but also of limited spiritual ability. They define the negative characteristics of women …
Behind The Silence: Chinese Voices On Abortion By Nie Jing-Bao, Marc L. Moskowitz
Behind The Silence: Chinese Voices On Abortion By Nie Jing-Bao, Marc L. Moskowitz
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