RT Book
T1 Family sacrifices: the worldviews and ethics of Chinese Americans
A1 Jeung, Russell 1962-
A1 Fong, Seanan S. 1990-
A1 Kim, Helen Jin 1984-
LA English
PP New York, NY
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2019
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1664117822
AB Introduction: Chinese American familism and the theory of liyi -- The roots of Chinese American nonreligiousness and familism -- Transmission : Chinese American liyi socialization -- Translation : Chinese popular religion and Confucianism in the U.S. -- The yi of family sacrifice : Chinese Americans' highest values -- The li of Chinese American familism : ritualizing family, food, and fun.
AB "Fifty-two percent of Chinese Americans report having no religious affiliation, making them the least religiously-identified ethnic group in the United States. But that statistic obscures a much more complex reality. Family Sacrifices reveals that Chinese Americans employ familism, not religion, as the primary narrative by which they find meaning, identity, and belonging"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN E184.C5
SN 9780190875923
K1 Chinese American families
K1 Families : United States : Philosophy
K1 Families : Moral and ethical aspects : United States
K1 Chinese Americans : Religion
K1 Confucianism : Social aspects : United States
K1 Chinese Americans : Interviews
K1 Chinese Americans : Social life and customs
K1 Chinese Americans : Ethnic identity
K1 Social Values : United States
K1 Social Ethics : United States