To See Ourselves : Comparing Traditional Chinese And American Values

Zhongdang Pan

ISBN 10: 0367274043 / ISBN 13: 9780367274047

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun 2020, 2020

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Neuware - This study compares the ever-changing cultural values of contemporary China and the contemporary United States. Surveying 2000-Shanghi area residents and villagers as well as 2500 US citizens, the authors examine to what extent there has been a loss of 'traditional' values in the United States. The book looks at value systems in both cultures associated with family relationships, kinship ties, male-female relationships, and general interpersonal relationships - the fundamental social relationships comprising the social fabric of a society. The authors conclude that although both societies have experienced changes in this century, they have followed quite different paths. In exploring the extent to which this process has differed, the authors address the following questions: what traditional Confucian values persist in China after 40 years of communist indoctrination and the recent 'invasion' of Western culture How are fundamental human relationships viewed in the United States How do these two societies differ today, both in adherence to traditional values and in the dynamics of value change These and many more issues are explored.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: To See Ourselves : Comparing Traditional Chinese And American Values
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367274043
• ISBN 13: 9780367274047
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 233W x 148H x 0D millimeters 233 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 0 millimeters depth
• Weight: 453 grams

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Synopsis

This study compares the ever-changing cultural values of contemporary China and the contemporary United States. Surveying 2000-Shanghi area residents and villagers as well as 2500 US citizens, the authors examine to what extent there has been a loss of "traditional" values in the United States. The book looks at value systems in both cultures associated with family relationships, kinship ties, male-female relationships, and general interpersonal relationships - the fundamental social relationships comprising the social fabric of a society. The authors conclude that although both societies have experienced changes in this century, they have followed quite different paths. In exploring the extent to which this process has differed, the authors address the following questions: what traditional Confucian values persist in China after 40 years of communist indoctrination and the recent "invasion" of Western culture? How are fundamental human relationships viewed in the United States? How do these two societies differ today, both in adherence to traditional values and in the dynamics of value change? These and many more issues are explored.

About the Author

Pan, Zhongdang; Chaffee, Steven H; Chu, Godwin C; Ju, Yanan