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Author:   Walter H. Slote ,  George A. de De Vos ,  George A. De Vos
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.699kg
ISBN:  

9780791437353

ISBN 10:   0791437353
Pages:   391
Publication Date:   10 July 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Preface I Introduction 1. Confucius and Confucianism Wei-Ming Tu 2. Psychocultural Dynamics within the Confucian Family Walter H. Slote 3. Confucianism in Comparative Context Francis L. K. Hsu II. Historical Dimensions 4. The Korean Adoption of Neo-Confucianism: The Social Context John Duncan 5. The Confucian Incursion into Vietnam Nguyen Ngoc Huy 6. A Japanese Legacy of Confucian Thought George A. De Vos III. Hierarchy and Gender 7. Probing the ""Three Bonds"" and ""Five Relationships"" in Confucian Humanism Wei-Ming Tu 8. The Orthodox Chinese Confucian Social Paradigm versus Vietnamese Individualism Stephen B. Young 9. Psychocultural Features of Ancestor Worship in Modern Korean Society Dawnhee Yim 10. Male Dominance and Mother Power: The Two Sides of Confucian Patriarchy in Korea Haejoang Cho 11. Confucian Gender Role and Personal Fulfillment for Japanese Women Takie. Sugiyama Lebra IV. Contemporary Exigencies 12. Confuciansim and the Chinese Family in Singapore: Continuities and Changes Eddie C. Kuo 13. Confucian Tradition in the Contemporary Korean Family Kwang Kyu Lee V. Psychocultural Continuities 14. Filial Piety in Taiwanese Popular Thought David K. Jordan 15. Mental Illness in Its Confucian Context Bou- Yong Rhi 16. Destiny and Determination: Psychocultural Reinforcement in Vietnam Walter H. Slote 17. Confucian Family Socialization: The Religion, Morality, and Aesthetics of Propriety George A. De Vos Contributors Subject Index Author Index and Mentioned Terms"

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The topic of this book is significant, as a part of both the literature on the family as a social institution, and the growing literature reevaluating the Confucian tradition in industrial (and post-industrial) East Asia. - John Chaffee, Binghamton University, State University of New York

Author Information

Walter H. Slote is Senior Research Associate in the East Asian Institute of Columbia University, where he is also Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Anthropology and Sociology. George A. De Vos is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of several books, including most recently, Social Cohesion and Alienation: Minorities in the United States and Japan and coeditor (with Lola Romanucci-Ross) of Ethnic Identity.

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