Chinese Parents' Role Modeling: Promoting Gratitude

Title
Chinese Parents' Role Modeling: Promoting Gratitude
Publication Date
2015
Author(s)
Li, S
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6440-0730
Email: sli7@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:sli7
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Routledge
Place of publication
United States of America
DOI
10.1080/00094056.2015.1047310
UNE publication id
une:17520
Abstract
While formal education takes place in schools, informal education-specifically education in cultural and societal spheres-is largely the domain of families. Character education, which is an element of both formal and informal education, teaches children the morals, values, and attributes of their cultures. It can take many forms, depending on the cultural context. Some cultures value independence and self-determination, while other cultures place more importance on relationships and group harmony. China's one-child policy, implemented at a time when the country was experiencing rapid modernization and urbanization, has contributed to a shift in Chinese culture, especially among younger generations. According to the author, filial piety, a Chinese custom in which elders are granted great respect and their thoughtful care in their latter years is entrusted to their children, has been eroded by the child-focus of parents affected by the one-child policy. In this article, the author examines this phenomenon in the context of the philosophy and literature of morality and justice and gives recommendations for restoring gratitude in China's younger generations.
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Citation
Childhood Education, 91(3), p. 190-197
ISSN
2162-0725
0009-4056
Start page
190
End page
197

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