Filial Piety: Practice and Discourse in Contemporary East Asia

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804747911
• ISBN13: 9780804747912
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"