Sociology of homosexuality in twenty-first-century China

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ID21503258
AuthorsMuyuan Luo (0000-0003-3229-1140, corresponding author), Tangmei Li (0000-0003-1410-5973, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics), Junpeng Shi (0000-0002-0429-4603, Hangzhou Dianzi University), Shi Junpeng (Hangzhou Dianzi University)
Year2022
Volume37
Issue5
Pages569-581
Publication date2022-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0268-5809 • E-ISSN: 1461-7242
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/02685809221138137
OpenAlexW4309617052
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

This review provides a critical exploration of four key books in sociology of homosexuality published in mainland China since 2000, namely Wei Wei’s Going Public (2012), Queering Chinese Society (2015), Xiaoxing Fu’s Space, Culture and Performance (2012), and Qingfeng Wang’s Homosexuality Studies (2017). We identify three important themes from the books: space, family, and identity. Based on this, we demonstrate two characteristics of the sociology of homosexuality in twenty-first-century China, with its focus on the theoretical potentials of the Chinese case and its combination of sociological perspectives and multidisciplinary approaches

Aesthetics · China · Homosexuality · Mainland China · Political science · Social science · Sociology · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Philosophy · Sex work and related issues

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