Individual in a Traditional Chinese Family

• Authors: Wang Yun

Abstracts

EN

The article analyzes the relation between the individual and the family in traditional China in a historical and cultural context. It concludes that the family, besides being a source of material support, provides a sense of identity, which is obtained through the performance of family role ethics. The ethics consist in fulfilling one’s specific obligations, such as filial piety, obedience, responsibility for family members, etc. Through practicing them since childhood, individuals shape their personality in a way that enables them to participate in a hierarchical, patriarchal family structure and maintain harmonious relations with its members.

Keywords

EN

individual; family; group; obligation; China

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: Azja-Pacyfik
• Year: 2021
• Issue: XXIV
• Pages: 71-84

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Wang Yun

• Uniwersytet SWPS

• https://orcid.org/0000000187402499

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/ap202105

Biblioteka Nauki

2046977