Book Review: From Modernity to Marriageability: Mobility and Masculine Recognition in Urban China
Published online on May 07, 2026
Abstract
Men and Masculinities, Ahead of Print.
This review essay reads Xiaodong Lin’s (2013) and Sarah Gosper’s (2025) studies of rural-origin men in urban China to explain why mobility often raises income without securing masculine recognition. Lin shows how migrant men pursue recognition through ...
This review essay reads Xiaodong Lin’s (2013) and Sarah Gosper’s (2025) studies of rural-origin men in urban China to explain why mobility often raises income without securing masculine recognition. Lin shows how migrant men pursue recognition through ...