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Family sacrifices : the worldviews and ethics of Chinese Americans / Russell M. Jeung, Seanan S. Fong, and Helen Jin Kim.

Van Pelt Library E184.C5 J48 2019
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Jeung, Russell, 1962- author.
Fong, Seanan S., 1990- author.
Kim, Helen Jin, 1984- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Chinese American families.
Families--United States--Philosophy.
Families.
Families--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Chinese Americans--Religion.
Chinese Americans.
Confucianism--Social aspects--United States.
Confucianism.
Chinese Americans--Interviews.
Chinese Americans--Social life and customs.
Chinese Americans--Ethnic identity.
Social values--United States.
Social values.
Confucianism--Social aspects.
Families--Moral and ethical aspects.
Philosophy.
United States.
Social ethics--United States.
Social ethics.
Families--Philosophy.
Genre:
Interviews.
Physical Description:
x, 208 pages ; 25 cm
Place of Publication:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
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.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Format:
Online version: Jeung, Russell, 1962- author. Family sacrifices
ISBN:
9780190875923
0190875925
OCLC:
1076548001

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