Chinese Homosexual Males’ Gender Stratification at Gay Bar

Zixi Chen(Western University)

Abstract

This paper adopts the ethnographic research method (qualitative research) to analyze the Chinese gays’ interactions in the gay bar. As the complete observer, the author focuses on the practice of Chinese homosexual gay male exchanges to study why they gather here and the implicational meaning behind their interactions. Moreover, the paper focuses on homosexual males’ interaction behaviours to connect gender differentiation and gender stratification with societal power relations. As a result, through the detailed analysis of individuals’ interactions and the adaptation of sociological theory, functionalism and social construed theory provide more comprehensive explanations for this phenomenon.

Keywords

LGBTQ; Gay bar; Ethnography; Homosexual; Gender stratification

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26549/jetm.v6i2.11787