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Filial Piety: Practice and Discourse in Contemporary East Asia

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Description for Filial Piety: Practice and Discourse in Contemporary East Asia Paperback. How has rapid economic development and the aging of the population affected the expression of filial piety in East Asia? Eleven experienced fieldworkers take a fresh look at an old idea, analyzing contemporary behavior, not norms, among both rural and urban families in China, Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Editor(s): Ikels, Charlotte. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 tables, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.

How have rapid industrial development and the aging of the population affected the expression of filial piety in East Asia? Eleven experienced fieldworkers take a fresh look at an old idea, analyzing contemporary behavior, not norms, among both rural and urban families in China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. Each chapter presents rich ethnographic data on how filial piety shapes the decisions and daily lives of adult children and their elderly parents. The authors’ ability to speak the local languages and their long-term, direct contact with the villagers and city dwellers they studied lend an immediacy and authenticity lacking in more ... Read more

This book is an ideal text for social science and humanities courses on East Asia because it focuses on shared cultural practices while analyzing the ways these practices vary with local circumstances of history, economics, social organization, and demography and with personal circumstances of income, gender, and family configuration.

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Product Details

Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
432g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804747912
SKU
V9780804747912
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Charlotte Ikels
Charlotte Ikels is Professor of Anthropology at Case Western Reserve University.

Reviews for Filial Piety: Practice and Discourse in Contemporary East Asia
" . . . [T]his is a compelling volume."
The China Journal "This valuable volume is a must for teaching and learning about this key topic affecting intergenerational relations whether in Asia or elsewhere."
Candian Journal of Sociology Online "This volume presents clear and riveting perspectives from the trenches of ethnographers on the front lines. Its substantive ethnographic ... Read more

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