Social control and gender relations in Mandarin Chinese proverbs: Chinese. Reality and representation

Zhang, Hong

doi:10.1075/impact.10.09zha

In:Gender Across Languages: The linguistic representation of women and men
Edited by Marlis Hellinger and Hadumod Bußmann
[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society 10] 2002
► pp. 73–80

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Chinese. Reality and representation

Social control and gender relations in Mandarin Chinese proverbs

Hong Zhang | Colby College, Waterville, USA

Published online: 10 April 2002

https://doi.org/10.1075/impact.10.09zha

1.Introduction 2. Proverbs as embodiment of traditional gender ideology 3. Challenging the dominant view in proverbial lore 4. Conclusion Notes References

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