To see ourselves

Zhongdang Pan, Steven H. Chaffee, Godwin C. Chu, Yanan Ju

This fascinating study is the first to compare the dynamic and ever-changing cultural values of contemporary China and the contemporary United States. Surveying 2,000 Shanghai-area residents and villagers as well as 2,500 U.S. citizens from all points of the compass, the authors examine the extent to which traditional Confucian values have persisted in China despite massive governmental attempts to obliterate them and, similarly, the extent to which there has been a loss of "traditional" values in the United States. The result is a sophisticated yet readable account of the value systems of two complex and powerful national cultures. . The book looks at value systems in both cultures associated with family and kinship ties, male-female relationships, and general interpersonal relationships - the fundamental relationships comprising the social fabric of a society. The authors...

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