Social psychology

Gender studies

Complicity

Acoustics

Masculinity

Physics

Identity (music)

Psychology

Political science

Normative

Sociology

Hegemonic masculinity

International Social Work

This study aims to explore the conception of masculinity in organizing the help-seeking behavior of Chinese males in Hong Kong. Twelve informants, who had experienced being abused in various relationships, participated in the in-depth interviews. Discourse analysis drawn from the analytical process per James Paul Gee is applied to examine the data. Six discourse positions are highlighted, including placating masculinity, counter-masculinity, fragmented identity, masculinity through sex, identity through gender, and finally, non-normative sexual identity. The complicity of the concept of masculinity in Chinese culture and implications for social workers are further discussed.

Discourse analysis of conception of masculinity among Chinese male sexual abuse survivors