Childrearing values in the United States and China : a comparison of belief systems and social structure / Hong Xiao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Xiao, Hong, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child rearing--Social aspects--United States.

Child rearing.

Child rearing--Social aspects--China.

Social values--United States.

Social values.

Child rearing--Social aspects.

United States.

Social values--China.

Social structure--United States.

Social structure.

Social structure--China.

China.

Physical Description:

xi, 161 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.

Summary:

Examines the linkage between social structure and child-rearing values in the United States and China.

Contents:

Chapter 2 Childrearing Values of Americans and Chinese: Expectations from the Literature 7

Values and Childrearing Values 7

Dimensions of Childrearing Values 8

National Culture and Value Structure 11

Class and Values in the United States 12

Gender and Care-Oriented Values 16

Religiosity and Childrearing Values 19

Race and Childrearing Values 19

Social Class and Childrearing Values in China 20

Gender and Social Changes 22

Cross-National Comparisons 25

Chapter 3 Data, Measures of Variables, and Strategies of Data Analysis 29

Data and Samples 29

Social Class versus Social Status 35

Measuring Social Class in the United States 37

Measuring Social Class in China 38

Measures of Other Independent Variables 40

Dependent Variables 46

Chapter 4 Childreading Values and Their Predictors: Findings from the U.S. Sample 55

Social Class, Gender, and Childrearing Values 55

Occupational Autonomy and Childrearing Values 63

Belief Systems and Childrearing Values 66

Sociodemographic Characteristics 71

Family Structural Conditions and Mothering 74

Multivariate Analyses and Discussions 79

Chapter 5 Sources of Childrearing Values: Findings from the Chinese Sample 89

Social Class, Gender, and Childrearing Values 90

Occupational Autonomy and Childrearing Values 92

Other Sources of Childrearing Values 94

Family Structural Conditions 99

Multivariate Analyses 103

Chapter 6 The United States and China Comparisons 111

Value Selection Patterns of Americans and Chinese 111

Valuation of Independence and Its Predictors 117

Valuation of Obedience and Its Predictors 121

Explanations 124

Chapter 7 Conclusions and Implications 131

Social Structure and Value Preference 131

Class/Occupation and Childrearing Values 133

Gender Differences 133

Care Orientation and Its Predictors 135

Cross-National Differences 136

Directions for Future Research 138.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [145]-157) and index.

ISBN:

0275973131

OCLC:

45604041