Being Bad to Feel Good
China’s Migrant Men, Displaced Masculinity, and the Commercial Sex Industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12422949 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eileen Yuk-Ha Tsang (0000-0002-2353-2769, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 122 |
| Pages | 221-237 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary China (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1067-0564 • E-ISSN: 1469-9400 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10670564.2019.1637563 |
| OpenAlex | W2963626374 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
The plight of male migrant workers in China warrants critical attention because their diminished opportunity for life success has created a public health issue. To cope with hopelessness and despair they engage in risky behaviors involving paid sex and drugs. This article extends Connell ’s notion of hegemonic masculinity, linking urban migration with a rampant ‘masculinity crisis’ engulfing these single migrant men. Interviews with 100 male migrants who admitted to regularly buying commercial sex in low-end and mid-tier bars revealed underlying cultural tensions which drive them to use paid sex and drugs to help them cope with their emasculated reality. This article facilitates understanding of China’s masculinity crisis against the backdrop of the nation’s post-socialist transition in a wider social, cultural, and historical structure
China · Economic growth · Economics · Hegemonic masculinity · Hegemony · Masculinity · Migrant workers · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Law · Sex work and related issues
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |