| Title | The difficulties faced by lalas in China in securing defamilisation and familisation |
| Creator | |
| Date Issued | 2018-09-20 |
| Source Publication | International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
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| ISSN | 0144-333X |
| Volume | 38Issue:11-12Pages:1086-1100 |
| Abstract | Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to focus on the difficulties faced by women with same-sex desire (commonly known as “lalas”) in China in securing defamilisation and familisation. It has two objectives – to show the challenges lalas face in organizing their life in interaction with the family, work economy and government; and to discuss how these challenges make women with same-sex desire difficult to secure defamilisation and familisation. Familisation refers to the extent to which people’s participation in the family is increased; whereas defamilisation refers to the extent to which people’s participation in the family is reduced. Design/methodology/approach: The authors conducted literature review and in-depth interviews with 20 Chinese women with same-sex desire in Beijing to collect and analyze data for fulfilling the two objectives. Findings: Lalas face serious challenges in their daily lives – they receive insufficient support from the government, work economy and family in organizing their life and their freedom is constrained by these three sectors. These challenges render lalas difficult to achieve several types of defamilisation/familisation (the “carer,” “care receiver,” “provider of financial support” and “receiver of financial support”). Originality/value: Few defamilisation and familisation studies focus on women with same-sex desire. No studies on defamilisation and familisation of lalas in China have been done before. With the focus on lalas, the paper discovers new causes of the difficulties in securing defamilisation/familisation, and possible solutions to these difficulties. |
| Keyword | Defamilisation Familisation Lalas Same-sex desire |
| DOI | 10.1108/IJSSP-05-2018-0080 |
| URL | View source |
| Language | 英语English |
| Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85052557729 |
| Citation statistics | |
| Document Type | Journal article |
| Identifier | http://repository.uic.edu.cn/handle/39GCC9TT/6293 |
| Collection | Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University |
| Corresponding Author | Yu，Wai Kam |
| Affiliation | 1.Department of Social Work,Hong Kong Baptist University,Kowloon Tong,Hong Kong 2.Department of Social Work and Social Administration,United International College,Hong Kong Baptist University,Kowloon Tong,Hong Kong 3.Department of Sociology,University of Oxford,Oxford,United Kingdom |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Yu，Wai Kam,Liu，Emma Hongshuo,Lo，Iris Po Yee. The difficulties faced by lalas in China in securing defamilisation and familisation[J]. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 2018, 38(11-12): 1086-1100. |
| APA | Yu，Wai Kam, Liu，Emma Hongshuo, & Lo，Iris Po Yee. (2018). The difficulties faced by lalas in China in securing defamilisation and familisation. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 38(11-12), 1086-1100. |
| MLA | Yu，Wai Kam,et al."The difficulties faced by lalas in China in securing defamilisation and familisation". International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 38.11-12(2018): 1086-1100. |
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