Confucianism and the Family

Walter H. Slote is Senior Research Associate in the East Asian Institute of Columbia University, where he is also Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Anthropology and Sociology. George A. De Vos is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of several books, including most recently, Social Cohesion and Alienation: Minorities in the United States and Japan and coeditor (with Lola Romanucci-Ross) of Ethnic Identity.

• Preface I Introduction 1. Confucius and Confucianism Wei-Ming Tu2. Psychocultural Dynamics within the Confucian Family Walter H. Slote3. Confucianism in Comparative Context Francis L. K. HsuII. Historical Dimensions 4. The Korean Adoption of Neo-Confucianism: The Social Context John Duncan5. The Confucian Incursion into Vietnam Nguyen Ngoc Huy6. A Japanese Legacy of Confucian Thought George A. De VosIII. Hierarchy and Gender 7. Probing the "Three Bonds" and "Five Relationships" in Confucian Humanism Wei-Ming Tu8. The Orthodox Chinese Confucian Social Paradigm versus Vietnamese Individualism Stephen B. Young9. Psychocultural Features of Ancestor Worship in Modern Korean Society Dawnhee Yim10. Male Dominance and Mother Power: The Two Sides of Confucian Patriarchy in Korea Haejoang Cho11. Confucian Gender Role and Personal Fulfillment for Japanese Women Takie. Sugiyama LebraIV. Contemporary Exigencies 12. Confuciansim and the Chinese Family in Singapore: Continuities and Changes Eddie C. Kuo13. Confucian Tradition in the Contemporary Korean Family Kwang Kyu LeeV. Psychocultural Continuities 14. Filial Piety in Taiwanese Popular Thought David K. Jordan15. Mental Illness in Its Confucian Context Bou- Yong Rhi16. Destiny and Determination: Psychocultural Reinforcement in Vietnam Walter H. Slote17. Confucian Family Socialization: The Religion, Morality, and Aesthetics of Propriety George A. De VosContributors Subject Index Author Index and Mentioned Terms

"The topic of this book is significant, as a part of both the literature on the family as a social institution, and the growing literature reevaluating the Confucian tradition in industrial (and post-industrial) East Asia." — John Chaffee, Binghamton University, State University of New York