LEADER 03175nam 2200517 450 001 9910823581303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4529-4502-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000473321 035 $a(EBL)4391796 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4391796 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4391796 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11152967 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL829353 035 $a(OCoLC)920883388 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000473321 100 $a20160218h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aTongzhi living $emen attracted to men in postsocialist China /$fTiantian Zheng 210 1$aMinneapolis, Minnesota ;$aLondon, England :$cUniversity of Minnesota Press,$d2015. 210 4$d2015 215 $a1 online resource (257 pages) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8166-9200-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Introduction; 1. A Cultural History of Same-Sex Desire in China; 2. Popular Perceptions of Homosexuality in Postsocialist China; 3. The 1's and the 0's; 4. The Normal Postsocialist Subject; 5. Organizing against HIV in China; 6. Embracing the Heterosexual Norm; 7. Safe Sex among Men; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aTongzhi, which translates into English as "same purpose" or "same will," was once widely used to mean "comrade." Since the 1990's, the word has been appropriated by the LGBT community in China and now refers to a broad range of people who do not espouse heteronormativity. Tongzhi Living, the first study of its kind, offers insights into the community of same-sex-attracted men in the metropolitan city of Dalian in northeast China. Based on ethnographic fieldwork by Tiantian Zheng, the book reveals an array of coping mechanisms developed by Tongzhi men in response to rapid social, cultural, and political transformations in postsocialist China. According to Zheng, unlike gay men in the West over the past three decades, Tongzhi men in China have adopted the prevailing moral ideal of heterosexuality and pursued membership in the dominant culture at the same time they have endeavored to establish a Tongzhi culture. They are, therefore, caught in a constant tension of embracing and contesting normality as they try to create a new and legitimate space for themselves. Tongzhi men's attempts to practice both conformity and rebellion paradoxically undercut the goals they aspire to reach, Zheng shows, perpetuating social prejudice against them and thwarting the activism they believe they are advocating. 606 $aMen$xSexual behavior$zChina 606 $aMen$zChina$xAttitudes 606 $aHeterosexual men$zChina 615 0$aMen$xSexual behavior 615 0$aMen$xAttitudes. 615 0$aHeterosexual men 676 $a306.708110951 700 $aZheng$b Tiantian$0781872 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823581303321 996 $aTongzhi living$94041415 997 $aUNINA