Family sacrifices : the worldviews and ethics of Chinese Americans / Russell M. Jeung, Seanan S. Fong, and Helen Jin Kim.

"Fifty-two percent of Chinese Americans report having no religious affiliation, making them the least religiously-identified ethnic group in the United States. But that statistic obscures a much more complex reality. Family Sacrifices reveals that Chinese Americans employ familism, not religion, as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jeung, Russell, 1962- (Author)
Fong, Seanan S., 1990- (Author)
Kim, Helen Jin, 1984- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Chinese American families.
Families > United States > Philosophy.
Families > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Chinese Americans > Religion.
Confucianism > Social aspects > United States.
Chinese Americans > Interviews.
Chinese Americans > Social life and customs.
Chinese Americans > Ethnic identity.
Social values > United States.
Social ethics > United States.
Chinese Americans.
Confucianism > Social aspects.
Families > Moral and ethical aspects.
Families > Philosophy.
Social ethics.
Social values.
United States.
Interviews.
Genre:
Interviews.
Physical Description:x, 208 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: Chinese American familism and the theory of liyi
  • The roots of Chinese American nonreligiousness and familism
  • Transmission : Chinese American liyi socialization
  • Translation : Chinese popular religion and Confucianism in the U.S.
  • The yi of family sacrifice : Chinese Americans' highest values
  • The li of Chinese American familism : ritualizing family, food, and fun.