TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– To analyse the relationship between China, patriachy, ageing, and social theory grounded in Judith Butler's notion of performativity.Design/methodology/approach– This is a novel theoretical framework to examine instances of patriachal identities by using China as a case study.Findings– Performativity, we suggest, offers productive insights into the processes of subjection and the nature of power relations that may be usefully incorporated into studies of the elderly in China.Research limitations/implications– This is a theoretical paper.Practical implications– It raises questions to relationship of patriachy to understanding Chinese culture.Originality/value– It is an original paper in that an application of Butler's conceptual tools have bot been applied elsewhere to examining China and ageing.
VL  - 26
IS  - 7/8
SN  - 0144-333X
DO  - 10.1108/01443330610680371
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01443330610680371
AU  - Powell Jason
AU  - Cook Ian G.
PY  - 2006
Y1  - 2006/01/01
TI  - Unpacking performativity: a case study of patriarchy and the elderly in China
T2  - International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 277
EP  - 283
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -