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The Chinese concept of face and violence against women

Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kongeklchan{at}hkucc.hku.hk

English

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

French

L'étude examine la corrélation entre le concept chinois de 'sauver la facé et la violence conjugale. L'analyse révè le que plus ce concept est fortement ancréchez un agresseur, plus il met l'emphase sur le rôle masculin et, par conséquent, plus il est enclin à utiliser la violence contre une partenaire féminine.

Spanish

Se examina la faz china en relació n a la violencia marital. El anúlisis de datos sobre hombres que maltratan indica que a mayor orientació n facial ('in faceorientation'), mayor el estrés del rol masculino, y por tanto, mayor la probabilidad de violencia en contra de la mujer.

Key Words: Chinese culture • face-sensitive intervention • gender role stress • male batterer • risk factor

International Social Work, Vol. 49, No. 1, 65-73 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872806059402


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