Gender Norms among Three Female Protagonists in Nothing But Thirty: Embodiment, Rupture, and Post-Rupture — An Integrated Analysis of Symbolic Violence and Gender Performativity

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This research aims to analyze how gender norms are embodied, ruptured, and reconstructed in female characters of a Chinese drama.
Integrated theoretical framework combining Pierre Bourdieu's symbolic violence and Judith Butler's gender performativity.
Qualitative analysis of narratives of three female protagonists in 'Nothing But Thirty'.
Identification of responses to ruptures in gender norms based on class conditions.
The characters embody distinct gender norms shaped by their class conditions: a perfect housewife, a career-oriented woman, and a stability-seeking dual-income mother.
All characters experience ruptures due to discrepancies between habitus and structural rules in their respective societal contexts.
Guzha and Zhong Xiaoqin pursue subversive paths by rejecting their prescribed gender norms, while Wang Manni reinforces them through personal achievements.

Integrated analysis uncovers gender norms’ embodiment and rupture among three female protagonists, suggesting significant implications.

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SEUNG WON KIM (2026) studied this question.

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