| Confucianism and the Family Contributor(s): Slote, Walter H. (Editor), de Vos, George A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0791437353 ISBN-13: 9780791437353 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Confucianism - Philosophy | Eastern |
| Dewey: 299.512 |
| LCCN: 97026846 |
| Series: Suny Chinese Philosophy and Culture |
| Physical Information: (1.54 lbs) 391 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Chinese - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The family is central to societies that have been profoundly influenced by the Confucian, and later Neo-Confucian, mandate. This book examines the nature of family continuities and the internal family social and psychological dynamics in societies that comprise the Confucian core of Asia, namely China (including Taiwan), Korea, Japan, Vietnam, and Singapore. Confucian ideas are discussed from diverse perspectives: religion, philosophy, and history; anthropology and sociology; psychology, psychoanalysis, and psychiatry. Both abiding psychological and social similarities as well as cultural differences are addressed. The volume provides insights on both the positive social cohesiveness found within Asian families and on the possible tensions and even psychopathological responses that may be engendered within a contemporary Confucian family. In addition, the work explores the common Confucian family-cultural background that must be understood to interpret both the scholastic and entrepreneurial success of East Asians wherever they have settled in the Americas and the recent economic push in their homelands. |