From invisibility to empathy: a study of homophobia in China and Taiwan
Publication Date
March 15, 2019
Creator
Abstract
This thesis explores how homophobia is manifested, produced, and perpetuated in Chinese and Taiwanese society, and what strategies are adopted to resist and disrupt discriminatory patterns. I deliberately shift the focus from overt homophobia to more subtle manifestations, since my data demonstrates that the latter are mostly affecting the research participants. The data was collected primarily through in-depth qualitative interviews and focus groups and supported by observation in the field. The participants are both PASS (people attracted to the same sex) and heterosexuals. I start by deconstructing the heteronormative system, since this constitutes the background against which homosexuality is denormalised. I then illustrate how PASS are marginalised through enforced invisibility and othering. Despite sharing common roots, Chinese and Taiwanese homophobia manifests in different ways and to different degrees mainly due to different political contexts and diverging cultural values of collectivism and individualism.
Item Type
ethesis
Thesis Type
PhD
Supervisors
Keywords
Subjects (LC)
Associated Schools / Departments
School of Sociology and Social Policy
eprints ID
56028
UoN Repository URI
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as
File(s)![Thumbnail Image]()
Name
Whole Thesis Official Version (corrected and shortened)_SD.pdf
Type
Full-text
Description
Examined
Size
2 MB
Format
Adobe PDF
Checksum (MD5)
2a12c6fe50802961e4edc07c3ed6c844