Familism, in a broad sense, refers to the ideology that “the family is the centre of a person’s life”. It emphasized the loyalty, obedience and dedication to the family, and familial interests are prioritized over personal ones (unit 2, 28). After the Second World War, a large influx of migrants arrived Hong Kong. Since the majority of them came from China, they preserved the traditional Chinese family values, in which males are obligated to work and earn money for the family; females are responsible for chores and the education of children. They respect and take care of the elders in their family and families at that time usually had a strong bond. In the 1980s, a special type of familism was observed in Hong Kong, introduced by Lau Siu-kai’s …show more content…
In a survey targeting students with higher educational level, conducted by Breakthrough (2011), the result showed that more than 41% of the respondents answered that they chose their courses based on the prospective careers, instead of their personal interests; more than 43% of the respondents chose their courses because of the qualification that the courses may lead them to. In another survey targeting secondary school students, conducted by the Hong Kong Clerical and Professional Employees General Union (2017), the result showed that the students prioritize personal interests over the prospective career. Based on the above results, we can see that the students generally adopts the social ethos of instrumentalism, they chose what to learn based on their interests at the age of about 15, however, started to focus on what education can lead them to. From the report, the vice-president of the Union (2017) stated that, the result showed that the students did not have long-term planning, and did not consider whether their personal interests suit the relating career fields, and suggested that the government should advise the schools to provide more education on career planning. These opinions are in accord with the parents’ (or the general Hong Kong people’s). Parents, especially monster parents, send their children to endlessly many tutoring and interest …show more content…
One of the reasons can be the socioeconomic background of Hong Kong when the person was raised. People with materialistic value in Hong Kong are usually those raised in the 1970s and 1980s, when their family immigrated to Hong Kong and started to develop Hong Kong’s manufacturing industry. They consider themselves part of the economic success and are proud of their work. They did not take part in political activities because of the colonial governance and they are more dedicated to their families, due to their familism ideology. This is also a reason why they have the instrumentalist value towards work attitude, in which work is nothing more than a tool to satisfy their basic needs. When the new generation challenged the environment that they worked so hard for, they blamed the new generation since they still remembered the time when they were poor and had to work for food, and they feared that the fight for autonomy and freedom would bring them back to the old times, and they had to give up all the houses, stocks and money that they are having now. On the other hand, people with post-materialistic value in Hong Kong are those raised from the 1990s onwards, most of them did not need to worry about the finance of their family. Food and education are almost always guaranteed. Many of them do not care whether the economy will continue to grow or not, as they do not consider themselves part of
In this paper, a scenario of the Brice family from the book “The Family Crucible” will be described in detail. The Family Development Theory and the Family System Theory will be analyzed to understand the Brice’s family scenario. Also, the two theories will be compared to discover which theory is more productive when analyzing this family’s scenario. Finally, the importance of culture in family issues will be discuss as well as how it helps the development of the family and how it broader its perspective in global issues.
In her book, The House of Lim, author Margery Wolf observes the Lims, a large Chinese family living in a small village in Taiwan in the early 1960s (Wolf iv). She utilizes her book to portray the Lim family through multiple generations. She provides audiences with a firsthand account of the family life and structure within this specific region and offers information on various customs that the Lims and other families participate in. She particularly mentions and explains the marriage customs that are the norm within the society. Through Wolf’s ethnography it can be argued that parents should not dec5pide whom their children marry. This argument is obvious through the decline in marriage to simpua, or little girls taken in and raised as future daughter-in-laws, and the influence parents have over their children (Freedman xi).
A family is a group of people consisting of the parents and their children who live together and they are blood related. The family is always perceived as the basic social units whether they are living together in the same compound or at far distance but are closely related especially by blood. Therefore, the family unit has had a great influence on the growth and the character traits possessed by the children as they grow up and how they perceive the society they live in. the family also shapes the children to be able to relate well with other people that are not part of their family and with a good relationship it impacts to the peace achieved in country. This paper addresses the reasons as to why the family is considered the most important agent of socialization. It’s evident that families have changed over time and they have adopted different ways of living. This paper also tackles on the causes of the dramatic changes to the American family and what the changes are. Different people with different race, gender and preferences make the family unit and this makes the difference in marriages. This will also be discussed in this paper.
Lastly, the author argues that Chinese parents’ high level of expectation results in utterly differing parenting method. While Western parents’ role in their children’s lives is primarily a supporting one, Chinese parents intensely drill their children in preparation the
People of Filipino decent have a rich culture that emphasizes tradition and family; as well as allows for a political and sociocultural movement for Filipino immigrants in their new countries. Theme one focuses on the concept of culture and how Filipinos present themselves as a race. Although they reside in the United States, it was rare for most informants to identify themselves as Americans. Rather, they viewed their culture as being morally correct and righteous and American culture as deviant or aberrant. Explicitly, the issue with Filipinos in terms of American culture was their concept of family and the U.S. families’ lac k thereof. They argue that in their culture family is a dominant aspect that preaches assistance and care for one another. Additionally, they disagree with the ideology that American families have in terms they raise their children. Filipinos take care of their children and continue to offer them resources and shelter regardless of their age. Conversely, they believe that American parents lack in care for their children and ultimately get the same from them in return. Filipino culture also emphasizes gender roles and restrictions, particularly female gender. Females are expected to take on the role of the
With the deep influence of Confucianism, Chinese regards family very different from the western world. The filial piety is the most fundamental virtue in Confucianism. Growing up, Chinese learns the traditional confucian values in schools and in homes. Chinese respects Confucianism and follows all the rules in Confucianism. Failing to be filial will bring a huge shame to the family. Even more, the Chinese society and government mandatory force adult children to follow the filial piety. Family is the most important unit in the Chinese society. Chinese lives with the whole family; the three-generational cohabitation is the most ideal family pattern in the Chinese society. The grown-up children support and respect their old parents. Children
I will first begin by summarizing the plot of Family by Pa Chin and the plot of Some Prefer Nettles by Junichiro Tanizaki and summarizing the characters as I go along. I will then explain how the two authors constructed their characters on modernity and tradition and conclude this paper by explaining the themes of the novels and how I would compare the two novels.
Family structure and stability have constantly evolved and been researched in aspects of sociology. Following World War II, the family ideology in the 1950’s was brought to the attention of Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales (1955) whom demonstrated how transitioning from an agricultural society to that of an industrialization one played an important role in altering family life and structure. Parsons and Bales further expressed how gender role specialization was vital in the continuous of family solidarity. The “instrumental” male father role as the leader of the family responsible for providing the income and support as the “expressive” role which is that of the female mother delivers her contribution to the family through house work and nurture
Attitudes about personal interest and career choices are influenced by a person‘s culture and age. “I want to be a pilot.” “I want to a lawyer.” Younger generations always decide their interest and what they want to do as their career based on their own benefit. Observing from the past in the U.S., very limited opportunity is offered to the Chinese immigrants. They might consider if they can do it, in stead of if they want to do it or not. Regardless of what education level they possessed most of the Chinese immigrant work as a waiter, waitress or some low paid jobs. However, the Chinese immigrants’ position in U.S. community is changing these years. Chinese immigrants are being appreciable in the U.S. community. As the changes, there were so many conflicts between younger and older generation who are Chinese immigrants after viewing on career choices and personal interest. I am interested in this topic and I have interviewed two people of different generation who both earned a bachelor degree in the U.S. Except generation differences, they have got similar background. I am going to learn more about how different generations view personal interest and career choices.
Rising mostly through self-efficacy and outcome expectations, career-related interests foster educational and occupational choice goals (Bandura, 1997). Especially to the extent that they are clear, specific, strongly held, stated publicly, and supported by significant others, choice goals make it more likely that people will take actions to achieve their goals (Lent, Hackett, Brown, 1999). Their subsequent performance attainments provide valuable feedback that can strengthen or
Making a decision for the future can be hard, but it can be even harder when people are torn between their passions and meeting other’s expectations. In today’s generation, most students are expected to have their career chosen by the time they are out of High School. They are trained to plan and map out their entire lives. Yet, college students still end up having an undecided major by the time they start their freshman year in college. A huge issue that is present in today’s society is that college students chose their major for the wrong reasons. Parents pressure students to pursue careers in business, medicine, politics, and law; however, unless practiced with passion, those careers are pointless.
Parenting in today’s society is extremely competitive. Raising children has become the new sport interest to the parents, and the success that the kids achieve in life is the gold medal. You see the articles in magazines, the websites online, and the ads on TV that promote the newest and greatest parenting methods used by mothers and father everywhere. The differences we see in parenting can differ from family to family, but the biggest contrast is between the different ethnicities of the world. How a Western mother raises her child may be completely different than that of a Chinese mother. These differences are the ones that are observed by author Amy Chua, as well as mothers who have read her works of literature.
"I sit in class and daydream about everything but what's being said by the instructor." "I just can't pay attention for very long." "It's so boring!" These comments can be heard in the hallways of the finest Universities this country has to offer, every hour of every day. We all hear these comments, and at times, even say them ourselves. Why is this the case? Could it be that we are just not interested in the subject at all? If this is true, maybe we should ask ourselves a few questions. Questions like, why am I taking this class? Why am I getting my degree in this field of study? If I don't want to hear about it now, is it something that I want to hear about every day when I go to work? Lets face it. How many of us have a concrete plan as to what we want to do with our lives? If we do, is it our plan? I, along with many other people, am taking a good look at why I did the things I did when I was a younger. I've found, over the past few years, that much of it was a result of not thinking for myself. I am back in school now getting a second degree in hopes of doing something with my life that I really am comfortable with. There are many factors involved in the decisions we make about career choices when we are younger. Our parents, the school system, and our society all play roles in our decision-making process.
It’s nonsensical to believe that every sixteen-year old should know what he or she wants to do with his or her life, and even more so to discourage someone from pursuing his or her interests. In a capitalist society, it makes sense that average salaries a few years out from college graduation would strongly influence the interests of many young people. It’s not uncommon to come across newspaper articles or editorials bemoaning the United States’ lack of engineers or glut of unemployed English majors. It’s even more common to...
These decisions may also include the career they plan to take in the near future. As stated by Bettina Lankard (as cited in Vargas – Benitez, 2013), teens living happily with and seeing their family thriving due to a good career path are more likely to imitate the same path taken by their parents. However, it is not the same for those teens in the opposite situation – a teen who is lonely and sees that their family is financially struggling. These teens have a high chance to choose a completely different path from their parent’s career because of their desire to change their