The Chinese concept of face and violence against women

Ko Ling Chan

doi:10.1177/0020872806059402

The Chinese concept of face and violence against women

Ko Ling Chan

Graduate School of Social Welfare

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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
Pages (from-to)	65-73+120+122+124+126
Journal	International Social Work
Volume	49
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872806059402
Publication status	Published - 2006 Jan

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