Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.
1998 by Duke University Press. mon the popular view that it was a âmanâs natureâ ( p e n thamachad @ong phuchai) to have a large appetite for sex.3 But when the two women clashed over one man, Guoyi defended her middle-class family interests against her lower-class Thai maid. This event illustrates that an extramarital affair conducted by the husband inside the home both exacerbates conjugal conflict and devastates any possible female bonding between two women of different classes and ethnic backgrounds. It also reveals that the wifeâs resistance to and complicity with her husbandâs privileges are underscored by her identity as a âChinese woman,ââ her middle-class status, and the effects of asymmetrical gender ideologies. T h e episode, finally, points toward the interlocking nature of sex/gender, class, and ethnic relations in everyday life among middle-class ethnic Chinese in Bangkok.4 In the body of literature on sedgender relations among ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia, sedgender and ethnicity have long been conceived of as two separate cultural domains. Gender scholarship typically focuses on the regulation of sexuality and gender within an ethnic group; it rarely looks at the issue in relation to the formation of ethnic boundaries.5 In studies
positions asia critique – Duke University Press
Published: Sep 1, 1998
Read and print from thousands of top scholarly journals.
Already have an account? Log in
Bookmark this article. You can see your Bookmarks on your DeepDyve Library.
To save an article, log in first, or sign up for a DeepDyve account if you don’t already have one.
Copy and paste the desired citation format or use the link below to download a file formatted for EndNote
Access the full text.
Sign up today, get DeepDyve free for 14 days.
All DeepDyve websites use cookies to improve your online experience. They were placed on your computer when you launched this website. You can change your cookie settings through your browser.