The Chinese concept of face and violence against women

Ko Ling Edward Chan

doi:10.1177/0020872806059402

The Chinese concept of face and violence against women

Ko Ling Edward Chan

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Abstract

The study examines the Chinese face embedded in marital violence. Results from the analysis of male batterers showed that the stronger the face-orientation, the greater the masculine gender role stress and thus the greater the likelihood of using violence against a female partner.

Original language	English
Journal	International Social Work
Volume	49
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872806059402
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chinese culture
Face-sensitive intervention
Gender role stress
Male batterer
Risk factor

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Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science

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