In recent decades, sexuality studies has become an increasingly important field of social scientific research in and beyond China. This paper uses CiteSpace and VOSviewer to carry out a bibliometric analysis of 26,975 sexuality-related papers included in the Web of Science database in the past four decades through mapping knowledge domains. Situating the literature on Chinese sexuality studies in global English-language academia, this study adopts performance analysis, collaboration network analysis, and co-citation network analysis to identify the main bodies that produce knowledge in the field and their networks of collaboration. We also depict the research trends and the hotspots in the field of (Chinese) sexuality research. Drawing on insights from postcolonial sociology, we discuss the epistemic politics in the social scientific knowledge production of (Chinese) sexuality that emerges from the findings. Specifically, we recognize the importance of a global intellectual division of labor whereby Westerners theorize the world and the rest of the world serves as data. We argue that the early stage of Chinese sexuality research was largely conditioned and profoundly influenced by this Western-centric global intellectual division of labor in terms of research problematics and themes. Recent development in the field, by contrast, indicates a departure from this labor division by challenging the Western-centric notion of sexuality and opening up possibilities of theorizing sexuality from an Asian/Chinese perspective.
Background and Objectives: Constructing a national fitness service system is important in realizing high-quality development. This study analyze the impact and mechanism of digital media use on physical activity (PA) in the elderly. Research Design and Methods: This study uses the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey data. At first, we uses the ordinary least square model (OLS) and binary selection modelto test the relationship between digital media use and elderly’s PA.Then, we uses the three-step causal analysis and Bootstrap methods to test whether there is a mediating effect. Results: The study found that: first, physical activity of the elderly involves multiple difficulties, such as lack of PA venues, PA organizations and PA guidance. Second, the use of digital media such as smartphones and the internet have a positive impact on the elderly’s PA, and this conclusion still holds after using multiple robustness tests. Thirdly, promoting the elderly’s participation in community governance, enhancing interpersonal support of the elderly, and improving positive efficacy of the elderly are mediating mechanisms. Discussion and Implications: This study highlights the importance of using digital media, upgrading sports public service resources, participating in community governance, and building social support for the elderly.
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