Monica Tan

Gendered housework under China's privatization: the evolving role of parents

Xiao Tan, Leah Ruppanner, Meijiao Wang

Journal article  |  2021  |  CHINESE SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW

In China’s multigenerational society, parents fulfill essential family functions including housework–a critical site of gender ine..

A sociopolitical analysis of Yi Nao: Public disruption, performativity and the power of doctors in Chinese medical disputes

Tianyang Liu, Xiao Tan

Journal article  |  2021  |  China: An International Journal

Yi Nao describes a type of organised disturbance in Chinese hospitals. This study seeks to examine yi nao as a locally determined,..

Do managers sleep well? The role of gender, gender empowerment and economic development

Xiao Tan, Leah Ruppanner, David Maume, Belinda Hewitt

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLoS One

Work demands often disrupt sleep. The stress of higher status theory posits that workers with greater resources often experience g..

Medical Disturbances as a Form of Patient Activism in China?

Xiao Tan, Tianyang Liu

Journal article  |  2021  |  Made in China Journal

In China, patients, their relatives, or organised groups sometimes resort to ‘medical disturbances’ (医闹, yi nao) as a way of expre..

Profiling racial prejudice during COVID-19: Who exhibits anti-asian sentiment in Australia and the United States?

X Tan, R Lee, L Ruppanner

Journal article  |  2021  |  Australian Journal of Social Issues

Following the COVID-19 outbreak, anti-Asian racism increased around the world, as exhibited through greater instances of abuse and..

Emotional and financial health during COVID-19: The role of housework, employment and childcare in Australia and the United States

Leah Ruppanner, Xiao Tan, Andrea Carson, Shaun RATCLIFF

Journal article  |  2021  |  Gender, Work & Organization

During the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world witnessed major economic, school, and daycare closures. We sampled..

Resilience, vulnerability and adaptability: A qualitative study of COVID-19 lockdown experiences in two Henan villages, China

Xiao Tan, Yao Song, Tianyang Liu

Journal article  |  2021  |  PLOS ONE

Background: The Chinese government’s early handling of COVID-19 has been perceived as aggressive and oppressive. Many of the most ..

Shifting Inequalities? Parents’ Sleep, Anxiety, and Calm during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia and the United States

Leah Ruppanner, Xiao Tan, William Scarborough, Liana Christin Landivar, Caitlyn Collins

Journal article  |  2021  |  Men and Masculinities

As a cultural ideal, hegemonic masculinity positions men as breadwinners in the gender order—a position that systematically benefi..

Social cohesion boosts rural China’s COVID-19 response

Xiao Tan, Mark Yaolin Wang, Yao Song, Tianyang Liu

Media  |  2020

COVID-19 lockdown in Chinese villages: Radical measures positively received

Xiao Tan, Mark Yaolin Wang, Yao Song, Tianyang Liu

Journal article  |  2020  |  Melbourne Asia Review

Chinese authorities have imposed a series of very significant restrictions on communities in both urban and rural areas since late..