Ethos
Volume 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 324-347

Filial piety, modernization, and the challenges of raising children for chinese immigrants: Quantitative and qualitative evidence (Review)

Lieber E.* , Nihira K. , Mink I.T.
  • a University of California Press, Journals Division, 2000 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704-1223, United States, Fieldwork/Qualitative Data Res. Lab., Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
  • b University of California Press, Journals Division, 2000 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704-1223, United States, Dept. Psychiat./Biobehavioral Sci., UCLA, United States
  • c University of California Press, Journals Division, 2000 Center Street, Berkeley, CA 94704-1223, United States, Dept. Psychiat./Biobehavioral Sci., UCLA, United States

Abstract

This study examines Chinese immigrant parents' perceptions of filial piety. The concept of filial piety is introduced and we discuss the impacts of modernization and immigration experience on the challenges faced by contemporary Chinese immigrants as they reconcile traditional values with the demands of sociohistorical change and child rearing in the United States. Factor analysis of a commonly applied scale demonstrates multiple aspects of filial piety and reflects modifications from traditional views. Interview results point to aspects of filial piety not fully represented in the quantitative scale and expose specific challenges in child rearing related to filial values. These findings suggest the evolution of expectations and strategies related to a cultural adaptation of filial piety. One key demand is for strategies consistent with parental values while maintaining respect for children's unique point of view. The conclusions focus on the development of approaches to understanding the evolving conceptualization and meaning of filial piety for contemporary immigrant Chinese.

Author Keywords

Chinese Cultural values Cultural models immigrants parents Filial piety

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-10844241378&doi=10.1525%2feth.2004.32.3.324&partnerID=40&md5=fb39f88afeee65001d1d88a05a8ed95a
DOI: 10.1525/eth.2004.32.3.324
ISSN: 00912131
Cited by: 37
Original Language: English