Family sacrifices: the worldviews and ethics of Chinese Americans

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...

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Autori: Jeung, Russell 1962- (Autore) ; Fong, Seanan S. 1990- (Autore) ; Kim, Helen Jin 1984- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2019]
In:Anno: 2019
Altre parole chiave:B Social Ethics (United States)
B Families (United States) Philosophy
B Social Values (United States)
B Chinese American families
B Confucianism Social aspects (United States)
B Chinese Americans Interviews
B Chinese Americans Social life and customs
B Families Moral and ethical aspects (United States)
B Chinese Americans Ethnic identity
B Chinese Americans Religione
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Riepilogo: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.
"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"--
Descrizione del documento:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0190875925