Abstract
Filial piety (xiao) is one of the most important concepts to understand Chinese intergenerational relationships. The current study examined the definitions and expressions of filial piety, as well as differences between gender, generations, and only-child young adults and those with siblings. Reciprocating love to parents, pleasing parents, communication, sharing parents’ burden, self-achievement, and taking care of parents were the most common definitions and expressions of filial piety. Female participants were more likely to list reciprocating parents love, pleasing parents, helping with housework, taking care of parents, and improving parents’ living conditions than did male participants. Young adults believed the older generation focused more on material support, were more obedient and more filial, while the younger generation considered more on the emotional need of their parents. Only-child participants were more likely to list communication with parents as filial piety. Limitations and implications of the study were discussed.
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Shuangyue Zhang, Sam Houston State University, United States
Jingyan Ding, Zhejiang Police College, China
Tian Tong, Zhejiang Police College, China
Yifan Weng, Zhejiang Police College, China
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Conference: ACSS2024
Stream: Anthropology
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Zhang S., Ding J., Tong T., & Weng Y. (2024) Meanings and Expressions of Filial Piety (Xiao): Understanding Chinese Intergenerational Relationships ISSN: 2186-2303 – The Asian Conference on the Social Sciences 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 457-469) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-2303.2024.40
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-2303.2024.40
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