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Beyond W.E.I.R.D. (Western, educated, industrial, rich, democratic)‐centric Theories and Perspectives: Masculinity and Fathering in Chinese Societies

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Beyond W.E.I.R.D. (Western, educated, industrial, rich, democratic)‐centric Theories and Perspectives: Masculinity and Fathering in Chinese Societies. / Li, Xuan; Hu, Yang; Huang, Ching-Yu et al.
In: Journal of Family Theory & Review, Vol. 13, No. 3, 30.09.2021, p. 317-333.

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Li X, Hu Y, Huang CY, Chuang SS. Beyond W.E.I.R.D. (Western, educated, industrial, rich, democratic)‐centric Theories and Perspectives: Masculinity and Fathering in Chinese Societies. Journal of Family Theory & Review. 2021 Sept 30;13(3):317-333. Epub 2021 Feb 4. doi: 10.1111/jftr.12403

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Li, Xuan ; Hu, Yang ; Huang, Ching-Yu et al. / Beyond W.E.I.R.D. (Western, educated, industrial, rich, democratic)‐centric Theories and Perspectives : Masculinity and Fathering in Chinese Societies. In: Journal of Family Theory & Review. 2021 ; Vol. 13, No. 3. pp. 317-333.

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abstract = "The fatherhood scholarship has made much theoretical progress over the past decades, yet existing models and concepts continue to draw primarily on WEIRD-centric assumptions. This review uses demographically sizeable, culturally significant, yet understudied and under-theorized Chinese fathers as an example to reveal the limitations of applying WEIRD-centric perspectives in studying fathering and fatherhood. Specifically, existing models and concepts of fathering and fatherhood, with anemphasis on father involvement, especially in rough-and-tumble play, are predicatedon the assumptionsof nuclear family and western hegemonic masculinity. The Chinese cultural tradition, in contrast, endorses a literatus masculinity and emphasizes the family lineage, therebyencouraging fathers{\textquoteright} educational involvement and inviting grandparental care. These cultural traditions intersect with unfolding social developments in contemporaryChinese societies to shape fathering ideals and practices. A full, routine inclusion of non-WEIRD fathers, such as Chinese fathers, promises tobenefit the scholarship on fathering and fatherhood as a whole.",
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