Gender Conflict in China in the Context of New Media
Is the Vision Represented by Yang Li a New Model of Chinese Feminism?
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- 10.2991/assehr.k.220105.253How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Feminism; Functionalism; Conflict Theory
- Abstract
Feminism has evolved over history. This evovution has been found to play a significant role in the shaping of Chinese feminism. Conflict theory, a direct opposite of functionalism, is the backbone on which the modern Chinese and feminism, in general, s based. In general conflict, theory elaborates on the various parts of society that contribute to ongoing inequality. Unlike functionalism, it is regarded as a hallmark of a progressive society. From the conflict theory, the feminism theory developed in the 20th century. In this case, gender inequality is the main cause of the conflict.
In recent years, many female activists have come up in china’s central stage to air out their bitterness on the rapid increase in gender inequality and sexism.The young women have been protesting against sexual harassment in public transport, in schools, and even at workplaces. In schools, the young women claimed that they were not admitted automatically to their male counterparts.Most young ladies feel that they would instead look for money and be rich than having an abusive and violent relationship with a man. As a result, the current generation of women in china have decided not to depend on men to speak for them; they have decided to come out and speak for themselves, fight for their rights on their own. When they speak on their own, the women feel they will be heard, and action is taken compared to when they leave everything to the male gender.
Different organizations have decided to promote this step that the women in china have taken. These organizations have decided to make women advertise for them, making them famous and developing them to be voices of reason in society Prominent activists like Yang Li have taken this to a higher stage, resulting in different ideas on modern-day feminism. This takes us back to history to see how modern Chinese feminists differ from the ancient cultural-based analogies.
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TY - CONF AU - Yubin Sun PY - 2022 DA - 2022/01/17 TI - Gender Conflict in China in the Context of New Media BT - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Social Development and Media Communication (SDMC 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1385 EP - 1389 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220105.253 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220105.253 ID - Sun2022 ER -